Dubai, UAE - Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), a member of the SpaceOps executive committee, announced today that it has been granted the right to host SpaceOps 2022 in Dubai, the international conference on space operations and data systems. The Centre has applied to host the event with SpaceOps Organization, the organizing entity which is formed by high-ranking members of the space sector from several agencies and countries around the world. Bringing together major international institutions and space agencies, the conference will discuss the principles, tools and strategies of space operations and will focus on the exchange of knowledge and research on all aspects of space missions’ management, space technology and exploration capabilities.
The Centre will take part in SpaceOps Conference held this year in Marseilles, France from May 28th to the 1st of June 2018.
H.E. Yousef Al Shaibani, Director General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre said: “Winning the right to host the 2022 SpaceOps conference confirms once again the status of the UAE as one of the main members of the international space community. The UAE has become a hub that brings together developers of space technologies and applications as well as operators of satellites from around the world. Hosting an important international event such as SpaceOps for the first time in an Arab country is a recognition of the global scientific and technological advancements we have achieved and is part of a significant level of trust that the international space organizations and authorities have placed in us.”
Al Shaibani added: “Space services and research increasingly developed in the country in the last decade. The UAE space sector is now a global competitor thanks to its strong international cooperation relationships on the scientific, technical and academic levels, as well as the development of space services and the management of space missions. The UAE also hosts space missions to monitor the Earth and explore the outer space and rests its plans on policies that are directed towards a sustainable space sector.”
The biannual conference has been held since 1990 and is hosted by different countries around the world. Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre joined SpaceOps committee in 2015 and has since represented the UAE in its meetings. The Centre also took part in the 14th SpaceOps conference in 2016 in Daejeon, South Korea.
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About MBRSC:
MBRSC is a Dubai Government entity which aims to promote scientific innovation and technology advancement in Dubai and the UAE. The Centre works on research projects and studies related to space science, in line with the approach of the United Arab Emirates, in its quest to develop the sector and build national academic skills through it.
Among the most prominent tasks entrusted to the Centre are the design, implementation, and supervision of all phases of launching the “Hope Probe” to explore Mars. The Centre is also responsible for all projects related to satellite technology and applications and specialized projects, and advanced technical projects assigned to stakeholders. Also, the Centre provides space imaging and earth station services and support to other satellite services.
In 2009, MBRSC launched "DubaiSat-1" into space, the first remote sensing satellite. In 2013, the second satellite "DubaiSat-2" was launched, while work is underway to launch the third satellite "KhalifaSat", which is being built purely by Emirati engineering and expertise in the UAE.
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