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UAE Innovates 2021
The country is celebrating this week a national event aimed at consolidating and disseminating a culture of innovation and enhancing community participation in designing and developing experiences, initiatives and future projects.

‘DhabiSat’ lifts off to International Space Station
Success for Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat) and Northrop Grumman: ‘DhabiSat’, the second CubeSat

Special Olympics UAE Unified Robotics registers record participation
Special Olympics UAE announced record participation at the Unified Robotics 2021 Competition which will see 375 students from 44 schools nationwide compete virtually in Unified Teams to complete missions on gamified platforms.

Biodiesel 5 successful in powering traditional abras
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority announced that the experiment of powering five traditional abras by biodiesel 5 proved successful.

Mohamed Mahmoud Al Khaja sworn in as UAE Ambassador to Israel
Mohamed Mahmoud Al Khaja was sworn in as the Emirati Ambassador to Israel, before H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed.

The UAE’s 50-year journey defined by Hope
To H.E. Omar Saif Ghobash: “Hope will reach Mars in the year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of our founding

Studying Mars
There are 8 missions operating on or around the planet, with 3 more due to arrive in 2021 to kick off the next generation of exploration.

Mars, the Red Planet
Arid, rocky, cold and apparently lifeless, here are some key facts about the Red Planet.

Mars Mission: Conversation with HE Sarah Al Amiri
On February 1st, the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, Planetary Radio, and the Planetary Society invite you to a webinar in conversation with Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, the U.A.E. Minister of State for Advanced Technologies.