To commemorate the golden jubilee of the founding of the United Arab Emirates in 2021, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai will be launching a probe to Mars. The Red Planet probe named Al Amal (Hope) is the first space program ever launched by an Arab state and marks a milestone in the nation’s history. As part of Global Art Forum 10 held under the theme, The Future Was the team behind the Mars probe will for the first time be discussing live the hold ‘space’ has over our imaginations, globally, and the way that space travel is associated with national ambition.
The panel discussion includes Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi (UAE commentator and Founder of Barjeel Art Foundation), Sarah Amiri (Deputy Project Manager for Science & Science Lead, Emirates Mars Mission, Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre), Ibrahim Hamza Al Qasimi (Head of Strategic Research, Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology) and Saeed Al Gergawi (Strategic Researcher, Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre).
THE FUTURE WAS SPACE
