The United States has given the UAE Space Agency the stars-and-stripes flag that was carried to the moon in 1971, as a token of its support for the country’s space exploration programmes.
The UAE is investing billions of dollars in space-related industries and wants to be a global leader in the field. It has two satellites in orbit above Dubai and a third planned for South Korea, and work is under way for its ‘Hope Probe’ mission to Mars, scheduled for 2021 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the emirates.
At the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday, the US International Pavilion presented the new UAE Space Agency, formed earlier this year to oversee space policy and research, with the same flag carried on board the Apollo 14 mission in 1971 –the year of the UAE’s independence.
The six- by four-inch flag was signed by Lunar Module pilot Edgar Mitchell, and was given to UAE Space Agency chairman, Khalifa Mohammed Al Romaithi, and the agency’s director general, Mohammed Al Ahbabi.
Original article by Sarah Townsend
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