INNOSPACE announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Madari Space for joint construction and commercialization cooperation of a UAE space data center at the Dubai Airshow, currently being held in the United Arab Emirates.

Strategic Partnership Agreement

The South Korean space company INNOSPACE signed an MOU with Madari Space on November 19, 2025, during the Dubai Airshow, which took place from November 17-21. Through this agreement, both companies will jointly explore new space business areas focused on the Korean and UAE markets, including space data center construction, launch, and satellite operation-linked service development, and related commercialization opportunities.

The two companies will jointly identify launch service opportunities that reflect global space technology demand and market conditions, while reviewing technology integration plans and business models together. The collaboration aims explicitly to combine INNOSPACE's integrated service system capabilities in system development, component/system environmental testing, launch services, and data transmission services with Madari Space's expertise in space data center development.

Madari Space Company Profile

Madari Space is a space data center development startup headquartered in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The company is developing space data centers that combine high-capacity data storage technology with satellite-based high-performance computing to provide security, reliability, and AI solution-based data services to users worldwide.

The startup is supported by the Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF), established by the UAE Ministry of Finance, and is building next-generation data storage and processing infrastructure operating in low Earth orbit (LEO). Madari Space is collaborating with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to pursue a low Earth orbit test launch of a space data center pilot system in 2026.

Executive Statements on Cooperation

Sharif Al Romaithi, CEO of Madari Space, stated that the cooperation with INNOSPACE demonstrates a joint commitment to opening new horizons in protecting and managing the most critical data at the national level. He expressed that Madari Space presents a new model of national-based space data infrastructure with high reliability, security, and advanced AI processing capabilities, and looks forward to active cooperation with Korea in related business fields.

Kim Soo-jong, CEO of INNOSPACE, described the MOU as a strategic starting point for building new space technologies and business models through cooperation with UAE companies. He emphasized that the combination of INNOSPACE's integrated service capabilities with Madari Space's regional network and space data center development expertise will serve as an important foundation for creating globally leading business opportunities in the space data center field in the medium to long term.

Future Business Development Plans

The partnership focuses on developing next-generation space-based data platforms through concrete cooperation possibilities. The companies plan to discuss specific collaboration opportunities that leverage INNOSPACE's comprehensive service system, spanning from system development through environmental testing to launch services and data transmission capabilities.

The agreement represents an expansion into new space business models by combining launch services and data infrastructure. Both companies will work together to explore commercial opportunities and develop integrated services that address global space technology demands and market conditions.

The MOU signing ceremony was attended by UAE Space Agency Director General Salem Butti Salem Al Qubaisi, alongside the CEOs of both companies, highlighting the significance of the international cooperation agreement in the space industry sector.

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