The uae space agency is a federal agency that was created under federal law by decree no. 1 of 2014. Formally established on , by the united arab emirates government.

The uae space agency was established in 2014 following a decree for federal law no. 1 of 2014 issued by his highness sheikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan, president of the united arab emirates. In april 2015, it was merged with the mohammed bin rashid space centre. The uae space agency was established by federal decree in 2014 with the goal of developing the national space sector.