NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for International and Interagency Relations Al Condes hosted representatives from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency for the first official meeting between the two agencies at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2015. Representatives from the UAE Space Agency, Emirates Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST), the UAE Embassy, and NASA Headquarters were present. Following the meeting, the UAE delegation also toured Goddard Space Flight Center and met with its Director Christopher Scolese. From left to right are: H.E. Dr. Khalifa Al Romaithi, Chairman, UAE Space Agency; Mr. Al Condes, Deputy Associate Administrator for International and Interagency Relations, NASA Headquarters; Dr. Mohamed Al Ahbabi, Director General, UAE Space Agency.
Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky