What Happened
From Space Missions To A Thriving Space Economy
The UAE’s space ambitions are evolving beyond landmark missions, with a focus on developing a thriving space economy. This involves creating an ecosystem of companies capable of designing subsystems, manufacturing components, and integrating payloads. EDGE Group’s FADA and Orbitworks are among the companies driving this effort, with the latter having recently shipped the first EO satellite made entirely in the UAE. As reported by SatellitePro ME, this marks an important transition for the country’s space industry.