Lockheed Martin, working with the United Arab Emirates Space Agency and Mubadala Development Company, has launched a space-based workforce training programme to develop emerging leaders in the UAE space industry.
Generation Space: The Space Fundamentals Training Program for early career professionals across the UAE aerospace industry will run for four months and include training in the UAE and the United States. The programme will begin in the UAE with training in space foundations and move onto more technical topics, covering more than 200 hours of course work. Participants will also complete mentor-guided research projects.
In September, the early career professionals will complete a US space industry immersion programme hosted by Lockheed Martin. This segment of the programme will include attendance at the OSIRIS-REx launch along with job shadowing, touring Lockheed Martin’s virtual reality facility, and seeing satellite production facilities.
The headquarters for all classroom training, guest lectures and other major events with leadership from all participating agencies will be at the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation and Security Solutions in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.
Dr Khalifa Al Romaithi, Chairman of the UAE Space Agency, said: “This latest initiative represents and realises the long-term strategic vision of the UAE Space Agency, which seeks to bring together Emirati stakeholders as well as maximising international cooperation in the space sector. Furthermore, we are committed to instilling a sound scientific understanding among up-and-coming Emiratis as part of our efforts to develop a knowledge-based economy.”
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