Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre

Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

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Agency overview
Formed	6 February 2006; 18 years ago (6 February 2006) (as EIAST)
Jurisdiction	Emirate government of Dubai
Headquarters	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Agency executive	Salem Humaid AlMarri, Director General
Website	www.mbrsc.ae

The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC; Arabic: مركز محمد بن راشد للفضاء, romanized: markaz Muḥammad bin Rāshid lil-faḍāʾ) is a Dubai government organisation working on the UAE space programme, which includes various space satellite projects, such as the Emirates Mars Mission, the Emirates Lunar Mission, and the UAE astronaut programme. The centre actively works to promote space science and research in the region^[1] and encompasses the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST).^[2]