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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

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 […]

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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 […]

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

Arnold Pinto 14/09/2023 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 […]

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

Arnold Pinto 04/09/2023 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 […]

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

Arnold Pinto 01/09/2023 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 […]

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

Arnold Pinto 29/08/2023 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

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UAE astronaut conducts a cardiovascular test on the ISS

Arnold Pinto 28/08/2023 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 27/08/2023 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 […]

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2 UAE astronaut candidates prep for spacewalks with NASA in Houston

Arnold Pinto 15/08/2023 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

Space

Copenhagen Suborbitals offers its speakers’ expertise in lecture bookings

Arnold Pinto 05/08/2023 0

Copenhagen Suborbitals, the crowd-funded non-profit organisation, has opened lecture bookings where its senior team members, who are experts in space exploration and technological innovation, will offer their wealth of knowledge through lectures, inspirational talks, and events. These hi-tech veterans have conducted more than 100 lectures worldwide over the past 10 years,