UAE Launches First Arab-Built Moon Rover

NE LS ON , T HA NK Y OU S O MU CH F OR NELSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR NELSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JO IN IN G U S T HI S M OR NI NG A ND JOINING US THIS MORNING AND JOINING US THIS MORNING AND CO NG RA TU LA TI ON S O N T HE F IR ST CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FIRST CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FIRST PH AS E. PHASE. PHASE. TH E U NI TE D ST AT ES I SN ‘T T HE O NL Y THE UNITED STATES ISN’T THE ONLY THE UNITED STATES ISN’T THE ONLY CO UN TR Y M AK IN G S TR ID ES I N TH E COUNTRY MAKING STRIDES IN THE COUNTRY MAKING STRIDES IN THE SP AC E P RO GR AM . SPACE PROGRAM. SPACE PROGRAM. YE ST ER DA Y T HE F IR ST AR AB -B UI LT YESTERDAY THE FIRST ARAB-BUILT YESTERDAY THE FIRST ARAB-BUILT MO ON R OV ER L AU NC HE D B Y T HE MOON ROVER LAUNCHED BY THE MOON ROVER LAUNCHED BY THE UN IT ED A RA B E MI RA TE S P AR T O F A UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PART OF A UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PART OF A FO CU S O N S PA CE T EC HN OL OG Y W IT H FOCUS ON SPACE TECHNOLOGY WITH FOCUS ON SPACE TECHNOLOGY WITH TH E G OA L T O B UI LD A H UM AN THE GOAL TO BUILD A HUMAN THE GOAL TO BUILD A HUMAN SE TT LE ME NT O N M AR S B Y T HE Y EA R SETTLEMENT ON MARS BY THE YEAR SETTLEMENT ON MARS BY THE YEAR 21 17 . 2117. 2117. HE RE N OW W IT H M OR E O N TH AT , T HE HERE NOW WITH MORE ON THAT, THE HERE NOW WITH MORE ON THAT, THE CH AI RW OM AN F OR T HE UA E S PA CE CHAIRWOMAN FOR THE UAE SPACE CHAIRWOMAN FOR THE UAE SPACE AG EN CY A ND T HE M IN IS TE R O F S TA TE AGENCY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE AGENCY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FO R A DV AN CE D TE CH NO LO GY . FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. WE A RE T AL KI NG A BO UT M AR S A ND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MARS AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MARS AND NO T J US T T OU CH IN G D OW N B UT A NOT JUST TOUCHING DOWN BUT A NOT JUST TOUCHING DOWN BUT A SE TT LE ME NT . SETTLEMENT. SETTLEMENT. PL EA SE S HA RE M OR E I F YO U CO UL D. PLEASE SHARE MORE IF YOU COULD. PLEASE SHARE MORE IF YOU COULD. >> V ER Y G OO D MO RN IN G T O E VE RY ON E >> VERY GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE >> VERY GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE AN D T HA NK Y OU F OR H OS TI NG M E. AND THANK YOU FOR HOSTING ME. AND THANK YOU FOR HOSTING ME. TH IS LO NG -T ER M A PP RO AC H I S A N THIS LONG-TERM APPROACH IS AN THIS LONG-TERM APPROACH IS AN EM ER GI NG S PA CE N AT IO N I S R OO TE D EMERGING SPACE NATION IS ROOTED EMERGING SPACE NATION IS ROOTED IN I NT ER NA TI ON AL C OL LA BO RA TI ON . IN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION. IN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION. WE S AW T HE S UC CE SS FU L L AU NC H O N WE SAW THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH ON WE SAW THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH ON A SP AC EX L AU NC H V EH IC LE W IT HI N A A SPACEX LAUNCH VEHICLE WITHIN A A SPACEX LAUNCH VEHICLE WITHIN A CA PS UL E O R L AN DE R T O L AN D O N T HE CAPSULE OR LANDER TO LAND ON THE CAPSULE OR LANDER TO LAND ON THE MO ON D EV EL OP ED B Y A C OM ME RC IA L MOON DEVELOPED BY A COMMERCIAL MOON DEVELOPED BY A COMMERCIAL SP AC E P RO VI DE R F RO M J AP AN I N SPACE PROVIDER FROM JAPAN IN SPACE PROVIDER FROM JAPAN IN CO LL AB OR AT IO N W IT H S EV ER AL COLLABORATION WITH SEVERAL COLLABORATION WITH SEVERAL CO UN TR IE S A ND T HE U .S . COUNTRIES AND THE U.S. COUNTRIES AND THE U.S. ON B OA RD ED I S A R OV ER B UI LT A ND ON BOARDED IS A ROVER BUILT AND ON BOARDED IS A ROVER BUILT AND DE SI GN ED I N T HE U NI TE D A RA B DESIGNED IN THE UNITED ARAB DESIGNED IN THE UNITED ARAB EM IR AT ES . EMIRATES. EMIRATES. TH IS I S A T RU E R EF LE CT IO N O F THIS IS A TRUE REFLECTION OF THIS IS A TRUE REFLECTION OF GL OB AL C OL LA BO RA TI ON N EE DS T O BE GLOBAL COLLABORATION NEEDS TO BE GLOBAL COLLABORATION NEEDS TO BE AN D F OR U S W HE RE S PA CE AND FOR US WHERE SPACE AND FOR US WHERE SPACE EX PL OR AT IO N NE ED S TO B E P US HE D. EXPLORATION NEEDS TO BE PUSHED. EXPLORATION NEEDS TO BE PUSHED. TH IS P RO GR AM R EQ UI RE S T HE THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES THE THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES THE CO NT IN UO US G LO BA L D IA LO GU E A ND CONTINUOUS GLOBAL DIALOGUE AND CONTINUOUS GLOBAL DIALOGUE AND CO OP ER AT IO N I N N EW W AY S. COOPERATION IN NEW WAYS. COOPERATION IN NEW WAYS. TH AT ‘S W HA T TH E M AR S 21 17 THAT’S WHAT THE MARS 2117 THAT’S WHAT THE MARS 2117 PR OG RA M I S A BO UT A ND W HA T T HE PROGRAM IS ABOUT AND WHAT THE PROGRAM IS ABOUT AND WHAT THE SP AC E P RO GR AM F RO M T HE G LO BA L SPACE PROGRAM FROM THE GLOBAL SPACE PROGRAM FROM THE GLOBAL CO NT EX T I S AB OU T. CONTEXT IS ABOUT. CONTEXT IS ABOUT. >> A ND SO , T HI S IS A LO NG , >> AND SO, THIS IS A LONG, >> AND SO, THIS IS A LONG, LO NG -T ER M P RO JE CT B UT C AN Y OU LONG-TERM PROJECT BUT CAN YOU LONG-TERM PROJECT BUT CAN YOU DE SC RI BE T HE H UM AN S ET TL EM EN T O N DESCRIBE THE HUMAN SETTLEMENT ON DESCRIBE THE HUMAN SETTLEMENT ON MA RS , H OW M UC H O F A F OO TP RI NT I T MARS, HOW MUCH OF A FOOTPRINT IT MARS, HOW MUCH OF A FOOTPRINT IT WO UL D HA VE ? WOULD HAVE? WOULD HAVE? WH AT I S T HE GO AL ? WHAT IS THE GOAL? WHAT IS THE GOAL? >> I T IS T OW AR DS T HE >> IT IS TOWARDS THE >> IT IS TOWARDS THE TE CH NO LO GI ES T O G ET U S T HE RE . TECHNOLOGIES TO GET US THERE. TECHNOLOGIES TO GET US THERE. I’ D LI KE T HA T T AL K A BO UT T HE I’D LIKE THAT TALK ABOUT THE I’D LIKE THAT TALK ABOUT THE NE XT T EN DA YS . NEXT TEN DAYS. NEXT TEN DAYS. WE A RE I N O RB IT T O MA RS . WE ARE IN ORBIT TO MARS. WE ARE IN ORBIT TO MARS. WE A RE T OD AY A LS O W OR KI NG O N WE ARE TODAY ALSO WORKING ON DE VE LO PI NG A ND D ES IG NI NG A DEVELOPING AND DESIGNING A DEVELOPING AND DESIGNING A MI SS IO N T O T HE A ST ER OI D B EL T F OR MISSION TO THE ASTEROID BELT FOR MISSION TO THE ASTEROID BELT FOR A G RA ND T OU R O F TH E A ST ER OI D A GRAND TOUR OF THE ASTEROID A GRAND TOUR OF THE ASTEROID BE LT B Y V EN US . BELT BY VENUS. BELT BY VENUS. TH ER E’ S A L AR GE I NV ES TM EN T G OI NG THERE’S A LARGE INVESTMENT GOING THERE’S A LARGE INVESTMENT GOING IN TO D EV EL OP IN G T HE P RI VA TE INTO DEVELOPING THE PRIVATE INTO DEVELOPING THE PRIVATE SP AC E S EC TO R T HA T T OD AY W E S EE SPACE SECTOR THAT TODAY WE SEE SPACE SECTOR THAT TODAY WE SEE GR EA T A DV AN CE S I N E XP LO RA TI ON GREAT ADVANCES IN EXPLORATION GREAT ADVANCES IN EXPLORATION AN D F UR TH ER IN G T HE A GE ND A OF AND FURTHERING THE AGENDA OF AND FURTHERING THE AGENDA OF GO VE RN ME NT S T O S PE ND O N A ND GOVERNMENTS TO SPEND ON AND GOVERNMENTS TO SPEND ON AND EN SU RI NG T HA T I T H AS A N I MP AC T ENSURING THAT IT HAS AN IMPACT ENSURING THAT IT HAS AN IMPACT ON T HE P RI VA TE S PA CE . ON THE PRIVATE SPACE. ON THE PRIVATE SPACE. LA ST W EE K W E H EL D T HE A BU D HA BI LAST WEEK WE HELD THE ABU DHABI LAST WEEK WE HELD THE ABU DHABI SP AC E D EB AT E. SPACE DEBATE. SPACE DEBATE. TH E S PA CE D EB AT E B RO UG HT THE SPACE DEBATE BROUGHT THE SPACE DEBATE BROUGHT TO GE TH ER P EO PL E W IT H D IF FE RE NT TOGETHER PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT TOGETHER PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT BA CK GR OU ND S T HA T I NF LU EN CE S PA CE BACKGROUNDS THAT INFLUENCE SPACE BACKGROUNDS THAT INFLUENCE SPACE WI TH T HE S PA CE S EC TO R T O D IS CU SS WITH THE SPACE SECTOR TO DISCUSS WITH THE SPACE SECTOR TO DISCUSS IS SU ES O F G RE AT IM PO RT AN CE . ISSUES OF GREAT IMPORTANCE. ISSUES OF GREAT IMPORTANCE. TO DA Y I T IS TH IN GS T HA T AR E U P TODAY IT IS THINGS THAT ARE UP TODAY IT IS THINGS THAT ARE UP AN D C OM IN G. AND COMING. AND COMING. TH E N UM BE R O F P LA YE RS I N T HE THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN THE THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN THE SP AC E S EC TO R H AS G RO WN SPACE SECTOR HAS GROWN SPACE SECTOR HAS GROWN EX PO NE NT IA LL Y. EXPONENTIALLY. EXPONENTIALLY. FR OM T HE B EG IN NI NG O F TH E S PA CE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SPACE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SPACE RA CE W IT H T WO N AT IO NS A CC ES SI NG RACE WITH TWO NATIONS ACCESSING RACE WITH TWO NATIONS ACCESSING SP AC E T O H AV IN G MO RE T HA N 70 SPACE TO HAVING MORE THAN 70 SPACE TO HAVING MORE THAN 70 NA TI ON S W IT H S PA CE A GE NC IE S A ND NATIONS WITH SPACE AGENCIES AND NATIONS WITH SPACE AGENCIES AND PR OG RA MS . PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS. AL L OF T HI S D EV EL OP ME NT T OD AY ALL OF THIS DEVELOPMENT TODAY ALL OF THIS DEVELOPMENT TODAY GE TS U S T O D IS CU SS IN G T HE GETS US TO DISCUSSING THE GETS US TO DISCUSSING THE CH AL LE NG ES H AP PE NI NG I N L OW CHALLENGES HAPPENING IN LOW CHALLENGES HAPPENING IN LOW EA RT H O RB IT A ND T HE D EB RI S EARTH ORBIT AND THE DEBRIS EARTH ORBIT AND THE DEBRIS IS SU ES . ISSUES. ISSUES. CO NT IN UE D U SA BI LI TY O F S PA CE A ND CONTINUED USABILITY OF SPACE AND CONTINUED USABILITY OF SPACE AND EN SU RI NG N OT T O B RI NG I N TH E ENSURING NOT TO BRING IN THE ENSURING NOT TO BRING IN THE CU RR EN T W OR LD I NT O F UR TH ER IN G CURRENT WORLD INTO FURTHERING CURRENT WORLD INTO FURTHERING SP AC E D EV EL OP ME NT A ND SPACE DEVELOPMENT AND SPACE DEVELOPMENT AND AD VA NC EM EN T. ADVANCEMENT. ADVANCEMENT. >> T HA T’ S W HA T’ S S O E XC IT IN G. >> THAT’S WHAT’S SO EXCITING. >> THAT’S WHAT’S SO EXCITING. I T HI NK GR OU ND BR EA KI NG A BO UT I THINK GROUNDBREAKING ABOUT I THINK GROUNDBREAKING ABOUT TH IS I S T HE U NI TE D ST AT ES H AV IN G THIS IS THE UNITED STATES HAVING THIS IS THE UNITED STATES HAVING TH E PR OG RA M. THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM. RU SS IA H AV IN G I TS P RO GR AM . RUSSIA HAVING ITS PROGRAM. RUSSIA HAVING ITS PROGRAM. CH IN A. CHINA. CHINA. AN D T HI S C AS E Y OU H AV E – – I T IS AND THIS CASE YOU HAVE — IT IS AND THIS CASE YOU HAVE — IT IS AN I NT ER NA TI ON AL AP PR OA CH . AN INTERNATIONAL APPROACH. AN INTERNATIONAL APPROACH. >> T HA T’ S RI GH T. >> THAT’S RIGHT. >> THAT’S RIGHT. >> A LS O A PR IV AT E/ PU BL IC >> ALSO A PRIVATE/PUBLIC >> ALSO A PRIVATE/PUBLIC PA RT NE RS HI P. PARTNERSHIP. PARTNERSHIP. TH IS I S I T S EE MS T O B E T HE F IR ST THIS IS IT SEEMS TO BE THE FIRST THIS IS IT SEEMS TO BE THE FIRST OF I TS K IN D A ND I T HI NK I T’ S OF ITS KIND AND I THINK IT’S OF ITS KIND AND I THINK IT’S RE AL LY P OS IT IV E B LU EP RI NT F OR REALLY POSITIVE BLUEPRINT FOR REALLY POSITIVE BLUEPRINT FOR HO W Y OU D O T HI S M OV IN G FO RW AR D. HOW YOU DO THIS MOVING FORWARD. HOW YOU DO THIS MOVING FORWARD. >> T HE