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Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre

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The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, known as MBRSC, is a Dubai government organization that runs the United Arab Emirates space program, including the Emirates Mars Mission, the Emirates Lunar Mission and the UAE astronaut program. It was established by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on February 6, 2006 as the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology, and was reorganized as the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre on April 17, 2015. The centre supports disaster management, rescue operations, environmental monitoring and land planning across the UAE and beyond using satellites including Dubai-Sat-1 and Dubai-Sat-2.

Facts
Agency Type
Government space agency (Dubai Government entity operating the UAE space program) 1
Founded Year
2006 1
Founded 6 February 2006 as the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology; later renamed Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.
Headquarters
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1
Head
Salem Humaid Al Marri (Director General) 1
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1. Wikipedia: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia lead sentence
    The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC ...) is a Dubai Government organization working on the UAE space program, which includes various space satellites projects, such as the Emirates Mars Mission, the Emirates Lunar Mission, and the UAE astronaut program.
  • Wikipedia infobox, formed field
    formed = 6 February 2006 as the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology
  • Wikipedia infobox, headquarters field
    headquarters = Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Wikipedia infobox, chief1 field
    chief1_name = Salem Humaid Al Marri | chief1_position = Director General
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