The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that it plans to build a city on Mars by 2117.

 

阿联酋宣布，计划于2117年前在火星上建设一座城市。
 

 

"The project, to be named 'Mars 2117,' integrates a vision to create a mini-city and community on Mars involving international cooperation," said UAE's Vice¹ President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin² Rashid Al-Maktoum.

 

At the end of the fifth World Government Summit held in UAE's largest city Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed said that the project included the country's space science research in universities and would gather an Emirati and international team of scientists.

 

According to Sheikh Mohammed's tweets on Tuesday, the "Mars 2117" project sought to "push the human exploration of Mars" and "build a space pioneering passion among the Emirati youth."

 

"The Mars 2117 Project is a long-term project, where our first objective is to develop our educational system so our sons will be able to lead scientific research across the various sectors," Sheikh Mohammed said in an official media release.

 

He added that research on faster space travel, transportation, energy and food supply on Mars would also be carried out.

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