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DSOA, MBRSC, And Orbital Space Inaugurate Earth Station For Educational Satellites
Muhammad Irfan Published September 07, 2021 | 08:30 PM
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 07th Sep, 2021) Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), an integrated free zone technology park, in partnership with Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) and Orbital Space, today inaugurated an earth station for educational satellites – Code in Space Satellite Ground Station.
Located in the Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec), the largest entrepreneurship centre in the MENA region wholly owned by DSOA, the station will support Orbital Space’s Code in Space programme, which offers students and technology enthusiasts an opportunity to develop and test software code on a live satellite’s onboard computer.
The station’s inauguration is the result of MBRSC’s and Orbital Space’s relentless joint efforts to provide students with the opportunity to interact with satellites orbiting Earth, and learn the basics of managing these satellites and its technology. The Code in Space Satellite Ground Station will also spark ideas and innovations that contribute to launching new services and products related to satellites and space technology applications.
The inauguration event was attended by Theyab Al Rashidi, Kuwait’s Consul-General in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, Dr. Juma Al Matrooshi, Deputy CEO of DSOA, Salem Humaid Al Marri, Assistant Director-General of MBRSC, Adnan Al Rais, Programme Manager of Mars 2117 at MBRSC, Dr. Bassam Alfeeli, Founding Partner and General Manager of Orbital Space, and Dr. Nicolas Petio, Executive Director of Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Higher Colleges of Technology.
Commenting on the station’s inauguration, Theyab Al Rashidi said, "Every Gulf and Arab nation is proud of the UAE’s achievements in the fields of space and technology. The new Code in Space Satellite Ground Station builds on a series of Emirati successes, and we are confident that it will lead to more."
Dr. Juma Al Matrooshi said, "For the first time in the Arab world, students, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts will be able to learn coding for space in practice – to develop and test software and algorithms on satellites in orbit around Earth.
This will give them the opportunity to not only conceptualise, but also implement their projects and test their effectiveness, qualifying a new generation of experts in satellite control."
Dr. Al Matrooshi added, "The inauguration of the Code in Space Satellite Ground Station is a new accomplishment for Dtec, equipping programmers and science students in the region to achieve a quantum leap from theory to practice."
Adnan Al Rais said, "The inauguration of the Code in Space Satellite Ground Station is a significant step in support of space programmes, and contributes to the achievement of a priority objective for the Mars 2117 project – strengthening the space industry sector through empowering entrepreneurs to establish companies that operate in the space and space advanced technologies sectors."
For his part, Dr. Bassam Alfeeli said, "Orbital Space, a startup established in August 2018 with MBRSC’s support, aims to enable students in Arab countries to use space technology by providing access to space orbits around Earth."
Alfeeli added, "The Code in Space programme is one of our flagship projects, aimed at making space accessible to all."
Alfeeli clarified that Orbital Space, for the first time in the Arab world, is providing everyone with the opportunity to access space by offering services for designing, programming, building, testing and operating CubeSats for students and enthusiasts, helping them learn about ways to build satellites and enabling them to conduct tests and educational processes related to space sciences.
The Code in Space programme is witnessing major participation by students from various elite universities, including Khalifa University, the Higher Colleges of Technology, Kuwait University, the American University of the middle East, the Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity, the University of Bahrain, and Al Hekma International school Bahrain.
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