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Scientist-astronaut Malik Malkawi is spearheading efforts to make space travel as accessible as commercial aviation through his initiative, Borderless Labs Inc (Blinc), based in the UAE. Following Virgin Galactic's historic commercial suborbital flight, Blinc aims to develop infrastructure and training programs for future astronauts, tapping into the burgeoning global space economy projected to reach $2 trillion by 2040. Malkawi emphasizes the UAE's potential to become a key player in space exploration outside traditional hubs in the Americas and Europe.