Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed unveiled on Tuesday the "Mars 2117 Project" which aims at its final stage to establish the first inhabitable human settlement in Mars by 2117.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said that exploring the space is an old human dream, where "our objective is that the UAE leads international efforts to realise this dream."
He said that the UAE is among the top 9 countries in the world that invest in the space sciences, adding that it aims to accelerate the research in this domain. "Human ambitions have no limits, and whoever looks into the scientific breakthroughs in the current century believes that human abilities can realise the most important human dream," Sheikh Mohammed said.
"The new project is a seed that we plant today, and we expect future generations to reap the benefits, driven by its passion to learn to unveil a new knowledge," Sheikh Mohammed said. "The landing of people on other planets has been a long-time dream for humans. Our aim is that the UAE will spearhead international efforts to make this dream a reality."
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