Mohammed bin Rashid announces the first Arab body for space cooperation

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced Today at the Global Space Congress in Abu Dhabi the signing of a charter to establish the first Arab body for space cooperation, bringing together 11 Arab states. Its first project will be a satellite that Arab scientists will work on from here in the UAE.

The partnership will involve transfer of knowledge between the Arab countries, as well as helping train any potential astronauts that will be launched by a country.