UAE, Germany to collaborate on space exploration expertise

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DUBAI: The UAE Space Agency is collaborating with the German Aerospace Center to share research information, technology and regulation, state news agency WAM has reported.
The two bodies signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday, that will see the two bodies working closer together exchanging information and expertise in the fields of space science.
The MoU was signed by UAE Cabinet Member, Minister of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills and Chairman of the UAE Space Agency, Ahmad Al-Falasi, and Gerd Gruppe, member of the German Aerospace Center, during a ceremony held at the United Nations/UAE High Level Forum on “Space as a Driver for Socio-economic Sustainable Development.”
The event had been organized by the UAE Space Agency and the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), in Dubai.
Al-Falasi said improved partnerships with other countries, sharing scientific and technological expertise resulted from the recognition of the UAE’s “ambitious and successful National Space Program” as well as its space industry.
He said the cooperation also benefited the international space sector, as the industry “worked together for the betterment of humanity.”