Space

NASA seeks applicants for a simulated one-year Mars mission

Arnold Pinto 17/02/2024 0

CHAPEA crew will work in Mars Dune Alpha NASA has opened applications for individuals eager to participate in its upcoming simulated one-year Mars surface mission. The second instalment of the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) is slated to commence in spring 2025, marking

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AAC Clyde Space’s Starbuck power systems head to the Moon

News Desk 1 16/02/2024 0

Starbuck plays a pivotal role in spacecraft functionality Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C spacecraft lifted off on February 15, 2024, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in a significant leap for lunar exploration. The mission, IM-1, marks Intuitive Machines’ debut under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. The spotlight of

Banking Finance Space

CoreLogic Australia-ICEYE tie-up to aid financial industry

Arnold Pinto 15/02/2024 0

Advanced disaster response solution on offer CoreLogic Australia, a leading property analytics company, has signed an agreement with ICEYE, the world leader in persistent monitoring data and natural catastrophe insights, to introduce a cutting-edge disaster response solution tailored for the banking and finance sector. By amalgamating CoreLogic’s four decades of

Space UAE

NASA to honour 12 graduating astronaut candidates

Arnold Pinto 13/02/2024 0

Recognition includes 2 UAE astronaut aspirants NASA will pay tribute to the latest (2021) Artemis astronaut candidates corps at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas, on March 5, 2024. The ceremony marks the culmination of over two years of rigorous basic training, transforming the candidates into eligible space farers with the prospect of embarking […]

Tech Space

Advanced HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 heads to ISS

Arnold Pinto 01/02/2024 0

New configuration has over 130TB of flash-based storage Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has successfully launched the third iteration of the HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 to the International Space Station (ISS). Under NASA’s contract, the launch was executed through a Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on January 30,

Space UAE

Two MBRSC crew members receive NASA awards

News Desk 1 30/01/2024 0

Awards were for NASA-led Expedition 69 Crew-6 mission NASA has awarded two members of the Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) for their role during the NASA-led Expedition 69 Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The awards were presented at the Expedition 69 Crew Debrief and Welcome Home ceremony at the Johnson […]

Space

Belgium becomes the newest Artemis Accords signatory

Arnold Pinto 28/01/2024 0

Agreement signed in Brussels this week Belgium has become the 34th country to sign the Artemis Accords. The accords establish principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations, including those participating in NASA’s Artemis campaign. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said: “Congratulations to Belgium on becoming the newest member of the Artemis

Space Health

Emirati crew to participate in NASA’s HERA analogue Mars mission

Arnold Pinto 23/01/2024 0

Long-term space flight under scrutiny The Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) is collaborating with NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analogue (HERA) mission in Houston, Texas, by sending an all-Emirati participant crew as well as conducting six scientific experiments in association with three UAE-based universities. The initiative primarily sees an

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Oman hosts Middle East Space Conference 2024

Arnold Pinto 08/01/2024 0

Space emerges as a key sector for the Gulf nation The Middle East space sector has taken off in earnest in 2024, with Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology organising the Middle East Space Conference (MESC) from January 8-10, 2024, at the Oman Exhibition and Convention Centre in Muscat City. In association with […]

Space

This is what the Running Chicken Nebula looks like, as a 1.5-billion-pixel image

News Desk 1 06/01/2024 0

Vast stellar nursery is located 6,500 light-years from Earth The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has revealed the so-called Running Chicken Nebula, home to young stars in the making, in spectacular detail in this 1.5-billion-pixel image captured by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), hosted at ESO’s Paranal site in Chile. This image is a large mosaic […]

Corporate Space

Bayanat and Yahsat to set up AED15 billion AI space tech entity in 2024

Arnold Pinto 21/12/2023 0

Space42 will offer space-based services in MENA and globally Bayanat AI PLC (Bayanat), a leading AI-powered geospatial solutions provider, and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company P.J.S.C. (Yahsat), a leading global satellite operator, have proposed a merger to establish Space42 – a new vertically integrated AI-powered space technology company. Bayanat and Yahsat

Space Business

Serco set to get Middle East space initiatives off the ground

Arnold Pinto 12/12/2023 0

Targets regional revenue growth within the next 5 years With over 40 years of supporting global customers’ space missions, UK-headquartered Serco aims to play a pivotal role in the fast-growing space initiatives across the Middle East region, spearheaded by the UAE and Saudi Arabia. In an exclusive interview in Dubai, Riyadh-based Amar Vora, Head of […]

Space

Want to send your name to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa for free?

Arnold Pinto 04/12/2023 0

Join NASA’s Message in a Bottle campaign to do so NASA is giving people from across the globe the exclusive opportunity to have their names stencilled on a microchip that will be attached to the US space agency’s Europa Clipper robotic solar-powered spacecraft due to travel 1.8 billion miles from Earth to explore Jupiter’s icy […]

Space GCC UAE

NASA administrator Bill Nelson embarks on India and UAE visits

Arnold Pinto 27/11/2023 0

Both countries are signatories to the US-led Artemis Accords NASA Administrator Bill Nelson travels to India from the US on November 27, 2023, after which he heads to the UAE. During his visit to both countries, Nelson will meet with key government and space officials to enhance bilateral cooperation across various innovation and research-related areas, […]

Space Events GCC UAE

Catch the ISS Expedition 69 crew in the UAE this week

Arnold Pinto 27/11/2023 0

MBRSC facilitates the visit in collaboration with NASA Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) is hosting NASA’s Expedition 69 crew (SpaceX Crew-6 mission) on a week-long visit to the UAE, with the NASA, MBRSC astronauts and Roscomos cosmonauts now participating in public-facing events in the Gulf nation. The Expedition 69 members that spent 186 […]

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Dubai to feature ‘Space-Enabled Sustainability’ roundtable on December 7

Arnold Pinto 27/11/2023 0

Event focus: How space data can support businesses’ climate change objectives Serco Middle East and the UAE-UK Business Council will host a networking breakfast roundtable entitled ‘Space-Enabled Sustainability’ on December 7, 2023, at Heriot-Watt University, Dubai Knowledge Park, Dubai, UAE. Running parallel to COP28 UAE (November 30-December 12, 2023), the

Space Fashion

Axiom Space and Prada to jointly develop spacesuits for NASA’s 2025 lunar mission

Arnold Pinto 08/10/2023 0

The collaboration draws on the core strengths of both private entities Axiom Space, the Houston, Texas-based space company building the world’s first commercial space station, has announced a collaboration with Prada, the Italian luxury fashion house, to develop lunar spacesuits for NASA’s Artemis III astronaut mission. In March 2023, Axiom Space revealed that it was […]

Space Automotive

Toyota provides an update on its Lunar Cruiser programme

Arnold Pinto 27/09/2023 0

Japanese lunar rover is central to NASA’s Artemis programme Toyota Motor Corporation has announced the latest details of its Lunar Cruiser project that the giant global automaker is researching and developing. The Toyota Lunar Cruiser is a crewed pressurised rover designed to provide mobility for astronauts on the lunar surface, which Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Business Space

Yahsat awarded AED18.7-billion satellite capacity contract

News Desk 1 24/09/2023 0

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, has announced that its government services arm, Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS), has received from the UAE Government an Authorisation to Proceed to provide satellite capacity and managed services for 17 years. This mandate,

Space Tech

UK university team to launch reusable rocket from Mojave on September 24, 2023

News Desk 1 21/09/2023

The most powerful British reusable rocket is set to launch on September 24, 2023, as part of a university space programme in London, England. The Karman Space Programme (KSP) will attempt a two-stage rocket launch to test systems for recovery and reuse of the vehicle, a crucial step towards low-cost, sustainable access to space. The […]