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Nov 2021
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UAE at 50: How the Emirates went to oute...

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Since the Emirates’ formation in 1971, it has become a close friend and strategic partner of the United Kingdom.   In this miniseries, The UAE at 50, we examine how the relationship between the UAE and the UK has developed over the past fifty years.   In this episode, we take a look at the giant leaps made in the UAE’s STEM fields and how exchanges with the UK have helped launch the young nation's space programme.   The UAE launched the Emirates Mars Mission last year and is already collaborating with other countries like the UK on a project to build the first human settlement on the planet by 2117.   We talk to Alia Al Mansoori, an aspiring Emirati astronaut and student at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and mechanical engineer Nora Al Matrooshi, who became the first Arab female astronaut after joining the UAE's astronaut corps.
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