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Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced the submission of the official bid proposal to the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), to host the 71st International Astronautical Congress in 2020 in Dubai. IAF will announce the IAC’s 2020 hosting city on the last day of the coming edition that will take place in Adelaide, Australia between September 25-29.
MBRSC’s bid proposal includes a thorough explantation about the UAE space sector, the Centre’s proposed plan to host the congress, importance of hosting IAC for the first time in an Arab and Islamic country, its positive impact on the space sector in the country and the region. In addition to
that, the bid proposal mentioned the financial cost and various information about Dubai’s economic, cultural and tourism advantages.
“We have applied to host this global event in Dubai with stems from our strong international presence in the space field and our ambitious future
vision for space industry, research
and sciences,†said Yousuf Hamad
Al Shaibani, Director General,
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.
Al-Shaibani pointed out that the center “has the support of a large number of local and international entities to host the conference, which includes federal and local organisations, space agencies, space companies, in addition to a number of universities in the UAE.†He stressed on the coordination and cooperation with the UAE Space Agency in this regards, praising the Agency’s steps in boosting the UAE space sector into more leading
positions on the global space map.