Open AccessSharjah Investment in the UAE Space Sector
Author(s) -
Ilias Fernini
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1269/1/012003
Subject(s) - planetarium , space science , center (category theory) , outreach , space research , library science , astronomy , engineering , remote sensing , physics , geography , political science , computer science , chemistry , law , crystallography
With the newly opened “Sharjah Center for Astronomy and Space Sciences,” the United Arab Emirates has entered a new age in space sciences exploration and research. The center has a state of the art digital planetarium, an astronomical observatory, and several research laboratories, i.e., “GIS and Remote Sensing Center,” “CubeSat Laboratory,” “Ionospheric Laboratory,” “Radio Astronomy Laboratory,” and a “Meteorite Center.” This paper will highlight the center and discusses its objectives in terms of public outreach and the advance of space sciences in the UAE.