[Interview] How UAE Develops Its Space Exploration Program

The United Arab Emirates are making good progress in space exploration. Their Hope mission is orbiting Mars since 2021. Their Rashid rover is on its way to the Moon. They are also planning a mission to the Asteroid belt.

In this interview, I'm discussing UAE's current progress as well as future missions with Mohsen Al Alwahdi, the Director of the Space Missions Department at UAE Space Agency.

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• 00:00 Intro

• 00:50 UAE's Hope mission at Mars

• 03:22 Science goals and results

• 07:14 Current state of the spacecraft

• 10:17 Tech for future missions

• 14:02 Rashid Moon rover

• 15:11 Next missions

• 18:55 Outro

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