Automotive Space

Toyota provides an update on its Lunar Cruiser programme

Arnold Pinto September 27, 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

Business Space

Yahsat awarded AED18.7-billion satellite capacity contract

Middle East News 247 September 24, 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

Middle East News 247 September 21, 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 […]

Events Space

Tumultuous welcome awaits Sultan Al Neyadi’s return to the UAE

Arnold Pinto September 14, 2023 0

Emirati astronaut hero returns home on September 18, 2023, from the US UAE astronaut Sultan Saif Al Neyadi, who has created history by undertaking the longest manned spaceflight by an Arab astronaut (six months) and becoming the first Arab astronaut to conduct a spacewalk (7hr,1mn), is all set to receive a grand hero’s welcome on […]

Space

UAE’s Sultan Al Neyadi and fellow astronauts return to Earth

Arnold Pinto September 4, 2023 0

Crew-6 had spent 186 days on the International Space Station UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev have returned to Earth safely after their SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft splashed down with parachutes in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, at 08:17am (Gulf […]

Events Space

Its all systems go as UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is set to return to Earth

Arnold Pinto September 1, 2023 0

Al Neyadi returns with the longest Arab manned space mission and first spacewalk by an Arab ‘najmonaut’ records to his name UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and his four other Crew-6 fellow astronauts were scheduled to return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on September 3, 2023, with the Emirati having set a […]

Finance Space

Axiom Space gets AED1.2 billion in a Saudi-led funding round

Arnold Pinto August 29, 2023 0

Axiom Space, the Houston-based space and aerospace company building the world’s first commercial space station in low-Earth orbit (LEO), has secured AED1.2 billion ($350 million) in its latest funding round. With the latest investment round being led by Riyadh-based AlJazira Capital and Seoul-headquartered Boryung and supported by backers that include deep-tech venture

Health Lifestyle Space

UAE astronaut conducts a cardiovascular test on the ISS

Arnold Pinto August 28, 2023 0

UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has conducted a cardiovascular experiment onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for researchers attached to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Simon Fraser University, and The University of North Dakota. The cardiovascular experiment focussed on cardio breath and is a critical analysis of the impact of microgravity on cardiovascular and

Space

Four nations’ astronauts will arrive at the International Space Station today

Arnold Pinto August 27, 2023 0

A NASA-led international crew of four astronauts is in orbit and headed to the International Space Station (ISS) after a successful launch at 10:37 am (Gulf Standard Time) on August 26, 2023, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. This is NASA’s seventh commercial crew rotation mission to the ISS and […]

Space

2 UAE astronaut candidates prep for spacewalks with NASA in Houston

Arnold Pinto August 15, 2023 0

UAE astronaut candidates Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammad Al Mulla are conducting high-intensity spacewalk training at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The two UAE nationals are part of NASA’s 2021 astronaut candidate class training programme. The one-of-a-kind NBL is the world’s largest indoor pool and is