Secretary General of the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) Faisal al-Bannai speaks during a presentation of the UAE-built EMA Probe, a deployable payload for the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA), designed to make contact with the surface of asteroid 269 Justitia, at Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council on October 1, 2026. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)