UAE Students Become First To Construct a Fully Arab-Made Satellite
HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid proudly visited students in the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center on Saturday. The students constructed the KhalifaSat, the first 100 percent Arab based satellite with out foreign aid and it is set to launch next year.
Sheikh Mohammed was quoted by local media that “Emirati engineers are the first in the Arab world to construct a satellite without foreign assistance. This is a major achievement that signifies the high level of capabilities UAE youth have acquired in space technologies,”
دشنت اليوم بحمد الله أول قمر صناعي عربي يتم تصنيعه بواسطة فريق هندسي إماراتي بنسبة 100% وبدون أي دعم خارجي أجنبي.. “خليفة سات” يدشن رسميا دخول الإمارات عصر التصنيع الفضائي الكامل وامتلاك الدولة تقنيات بناء الأقمار الصناعية بنسبة 100% pic.twitter.com/iVO3ZWltYY
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) February 3, 2018
“The development of KhalifaSat is not only a source of pride for Emiratis and Arabs, but also a global achievement that will benefit humanity, and offer scientific solutions for development globally,” Sheikh Mohammed added.
. @HHShkMohd inspects progress of KhalifaSat project pic.twitter.com/WsjMc0wWZg
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) February 3, 2018
