Students start space science training

Seven students from the region who have been selected for the first phase of the ground-breaking ‘Arab Space Pioneers Programme’ are undergoing intensive training on space science, artificial intelligence, technology and robotics engineering and space entrepreneurship.

The UAE Space Agency said “the seven students represent the brightest space science talents in the Arab world”.

They are Mohammad Al Sayed Subai, 18; Salah Al Din Jalal, 18; and Nouran Al Sayed, 17, from Egypt; Nouran Al Youssef, 17 and Fatima Al Abdullah, 17, from Saudi Arabia; Mohammad Zakaria, 16, from Algeria; and Mohammad Al Joroub, 17, from Jordan.

The seven students were selected for the first phase of the training programme, which attracted more than 37,000 applications. They are participating in the ‘Talent Track’ phase which began last month.

Sessions are conducted remotely and held in partnership with the Space Foundation, a US non-profit organisation founded in 1983 for space exploration information, education and collaboration.

The Arab Space Pioneers Programme was launched in July 2020 to coincide with Emirates Mars Mission.