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Space program overview United Arab Emirates, in 3 editions.
The entry for United Arab Emirates published Space program overview in 3 editions of 36, from 2023 to 2025. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Space program overview in every entry.
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Published as “Space program overview” (2023 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024- has an ambitious and growing space program and is recognized as one of the leading programs in the region;
- focused on satellite development, including communications, remote sensing, and navigational;
- also placing emphasis on building expertise, infrastructure, ground stations, technology, and research and development capabilities to support its space program domestically;
- rather than building its own launch capabilities, has elected to utilize foreign partners to launch payloads from spaceports abroad;
- invests heavily in foreign commercial space companies and has sought to encourage global partnerships;
- has a foreign-assisted astronaut training program;
- seeking to establish UAE as an international hub for space education;
- has signed more than 25 cooperation agreements or memorandums of understanding with major global and regional players in the space sector, including the Arab Space Cooperation Group, China, the European Space Agency (ESA), France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the UK, and the US;
- sees the development of its commercial space industry as a key pillar for diversifying and developing the country’s non-oil economy;
- approximately 60 space companies and entities operate in the UAE, including international and start-ups, and five space science research centers (2023)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S
has an ambitious and growing space program and is recognized as one of the leading programs in the region; focused on satellite development, including communications, remote sensing, and navigational; also placing emphasis on building expertise, infrastructure, ground stations, technology, and research and development capabilities to support its space program domestically; rather than building its own launch capabilities, has elected to utilize foreign partners to launch payloads from spaceports abroad; invests heavily in foreign commercial space companies and has sought to encourage global partnerships; has a foreign-assisted astronaut training program; seeking to establish UAE as an international hub for space education; has signed more than 25 cooperation agreements or memorandums of understanding with major global and regional players in the space sector, including the Arab Space Cooperation Group, China, the European Space Agency (ESA), France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the UK, and the US; sees the development of its commercial space industry as a key pillar for diversifying and developing the country’s non-oil economy; approximately 60 space companies and entities operate in the UAE, including international and start-ups, and five space science research centers (2023)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S
- has an ambitious and growing space program and is recognized as one of the leading programs in the region;
- focused on satellite development, including communications, remote sensing, and navigational;
- also placing emphasis on building expertise, infrastructure, ground stations, technology, and research and development capabilities to support its space program domestically;
- rather than building its own launch capabilities, has elected to utilize foreign partners to launch payloads from spaceports abroad;
- has looked to invest heavily in foreign commercial space companies and encourage global partnerships;
- has a foreign-assisted astronaut training program;
- seeking to establish UAE as an international hub for space education;
- has signed more than 25 cooperation agreements or memorandums of understanding with major global and regional players in the space sector, including the Arab Space Cooperation Group, China, the European Space Agency (ESA), France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the UK, and the US;
- sees the development of its commercial space industry as a key pillar for diversifying and developing the country’s non-oil economy;
- dozens of space companies and entities operate in the UAE, including international and start-ups, plus several space science research centers (2024)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide
has an ambitious and growing space program and is recognized as one of the leading programs in the region; focused on satellite development, including communications, remote sensing, and navigational; also placing emphasis on building expertise, infrastructure, ground stations, technology, and research and development capabilities to support its space program domestically; rather than building its own launch capabilities, has elected to utilize foreign partners to launch payloads from spaceports abroad; invests has looked to invest heavily in foreign commercial space companies and has sought to encourage global partnerships; has a foreign-assisted astronaut training program; seeking to establish UAE as an international hub for space education; has signed more than 25 cooperation agreements or memorandums of understanding with major global and regional players in the space sector, including the Arab Space Cooperation Group, China, the European Space Agency (ESA), France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the UK, and the US; sees the development of its commercial space industry as a key pillar for diversifying and developing the country’s non-oil economy; approximately 60 dozens of space companies and entities operate in the UAE, including international and start-ups, and five plus several space science research centers (2023) (2024)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in Appendix S the Space Programs reference guide
- has an ambitious and growing national space program;
- focused on satellite development, including communications, remote sensing, and navigation, as well as deep space exploration;
- is building expertise, infrastructure, technology, and research and development capabilities;
- has elected to use foreign partners to launch payloads from spaceports abroad;
- has looked to invest in foreign commercial space companies and develop global partnerships;
- has a foreign-assisted astronaut training program;
- seeking to establish UAE as an international hub for space education;
- founding member of the Arab Space Cooperation Group;
- works with major global and regional players, including China, Egypt, the ESA, France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, the UK, and the US;
- sees its commercial space industry as a key to diversifying and developing the country’s non-oil economy;
- dozens of space companies operate in the UAE, including international and start-ups, plus several space-science research centers (2025)
has an ambitious and growing national space program and is recognized as one of the leading programs in the region; program; focused on satellite development, including communications, remote sensing, and navigational; also placing emphasis on navigation, as well as deep space exploration; is building expertise, infrastructure, ground stations, technology, and research and development capabilities to support its space program domestically; rather than building its own launch capabilities, capabilities; has elected to utilize use foreign partners to launch payloads from spaceports abroad; has looked to invest heavily in foreign commercial space companies and encourage develop global partnerships; has a foreign-assisted astronaut training program; seeking to establish UAE as an international hub for space education; has signed more than 25 cooperation agreements or memorandums founding member of understanding the Arab Space Cooperation Group; works with major global and regional players in the space sector, players, including the Arab Space Cooperation Group, China, Egypt, the European Space Agency (ESA), ESA, France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, the UK, and the US; sees the development of its commercial space industry as a key pillar for to diversifying and developing the country’s non-oil economy; dozens of space companies and entities operate in the UAE, including international and start-ups, plus several space science space-science research centers (2024) (2025)
note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide
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Central Intelligence Agency. “United Arab Emirates: Space program overview.” The World Factbook, 2023–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/united-arab-emirates/space-program-overview.