UAE eyes new frontiers with law to regulate space tourism, mining

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The UAE, which sent its first astronaut into space this year and has plans to launch a probe to Mars, is looking at other new frontiers — space tourism and mining.

The UAE, whose colossal skyscrapers and mega-projects put it on the world map, hopes otherworldly new industries could be the key to its economic future.

“We look forward to working with the UAE Space Agency and other partners in the UAE,” Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides said at the time. Ahbabi said the UAE has 10 functioning satellites in orbit and plans to launch another eight in the next few years.

 

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