Space: The UAE's Next Frontier?
Type
E-journal
Date
27 Sep 2016
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Aviation (Transport Law), Telecommunications, Outer Space
Copyright
LexisNexis
Relevant company
Hadef & Partners
Analysis
The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) will be turning 45 years old on 2 December 2016. The UAE has, in that short amount of time, achieved incredible accomplishments. In the course of those 45 years, Dubai International Airport has become one of the world's most important aviation hubs. Jebel Ali Port is the world's largest man-made harbour as well as being the leading port in the region resulting in the UAE becoming a maritime hub.
Furthering the above, the UAE is positioning itself to become a world class hub in the space industry by 2021, when the UAE turns 50. Part of this ambitious plan is the Emirates Mars Mission which aims to launch an unmanned spacecraft to Mars during the global trade fair, Expo 2020 [Expo 2020, ( http://expo2020dubai.ae/ )], which will be hosted by Dubai.