Space travel getting cheaper, says UAE space chief

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It's getting cheaper to send humans to space.

That's according to the Director General of the UAE Space Agency, who has been speaking exclusively to Dubai Eye 103.8's Business Breakfast.

Dr. Mohammed Al Ahbabi made the comments ahead of the first Emirati astronaut's lift-off to the International Space Station (ISS).

He explains why the cost of space travel is declining.

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