The United Arab Emirates has laid out a strategic framework for a newly created space agency that aims to integrate various arms of the Gulf federation's burgeoning space industry.
UAE Space Agency chairman Khalifa Mohammed Thani al-Rumaithi says the space industry will help diversify the country's economy and create highly skilled jobs for a growing youth population.
He added that the Emirates "is seeking to confirm its status as a spacefaring nation".
The agency aims to regulate and support the UAE space sector, which includes existing Earth-orbiting satellite programs and plans to send an orbital probe to Mars in 2020.
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