Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre

A Dubai Government space organisation and the incubator of the UAE National Space Programme. MBRSC develops and operates Earth-observation satellites (DubaiSat-1/-2, the nationally built KhalifaSat and MBZ-SAT) and runs the UAE Astronaut Programme. It led the Emirates Mars Mission, whose 'Hope' (Al Amal) probe entered Mars orbit in February 2021, and the Emirates Lunar Mission carrying the Rashid rover.