https://spacewatch.global/tag/abu-dhabi/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 06 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/abu-dhabi/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/mohammed-bin-rashid-chairs-first-physical-meeting-of-new-uae-cabinet/ Thu, 06 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24842&preview=true&preview_id=24842 His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the first physical meeting of the new cabinet at the Presidential Place in Abu Dhabi, after a series of remote meetings.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/unoosa-office-in-abu-dhabi-to-create-space-solutions-database-for-un-sustainable-development-goals/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24726&preview=true&preview_id=24726 A project office of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, UNOOSA, to be opened in Abu Dhabi later this year, will develop a database of space-based solutions to help achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, according to a top official.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/07/uae-space-programmes-boost-asias-lead-in-4th-industrial-revolution/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 05:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24653 https://spacewatch.global/2020/07/yahsat-names-andrew-cole-as-new-chief-financial-officer/ Mon, 06 Jul 2020 05:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24005 Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the leading UAE-based global satellite operator, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Andrew Cole as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will assume the position from 1 July onwards.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%af-%d9%85%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%83-eid-mubarak-3/ Sun, 24 May 2020 09:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22847 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/several-key-space-related-events-cancelled-or-postponed-due-to-covid-19-caution/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 06:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20528 Due to health and travel concerns related to the spread of the Covid-19 virus, several important space-related events have been postponed or cancelled.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/uaes-mbrsc-to-host-fifth-annual-emirates-mars-mission-science-workshop/ Tue, 03 Mar 2020 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20146 The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) is hosting the fifth edition of the Annual Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) Science Workshop between 15-17 March 2020 across three cities in the UAE. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/abu-dhabis-group-42-acquires-bayanat-geospatial-data-firm/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 06:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18599 Group 42, an Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company, announced today that it has acquired Bayanat for Mapping and Surveying Services LLC, an end-to-end and customised geospatial data products and services provider.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uae-space-agency-and-krypto-labs-launch-uae-newspace-innovation-programme/ Mon, 13 Jan 2020 06:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18557 The UAE Space Agency announced its collaboration with the Abu Dhabi-based global innovation hub, Krypto Labs, to launch the UAE NewSpace Innovation Programme, which aims to maximise the growth of space technology start-ups with New Space, the rising private spaceflight industry.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/uaes-mubadala-showcases-emirati-space-and-aerospace-ventures-at-2019-dubai-airshow/ Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17129 Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based global investor, will showcase the latest development across its diverse aerospace portfolio at Dubai Airshow 2019, which runs from 17-21 November 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/uae-and-russia-boost-space-cooperation-with-putin-abu-dhabi-visit/ Fri, 18 Oct 2019 05:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16457 Following his successful visit to Saudi Arabia, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, on 15-16 October 2019 where UAE-Russian space cooperation featured prominently on the diplomatic agenda.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/uae-space-agency-taps-exolaunch-for-meznsat-launch-by-end-of-2019/ Thu, 16 May 2019 05:00:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14111 The UAE Space Agency and Exolaunch have announced a joint agreement to launch MeznSat into orbit by the end of this year. The agreement was signed during the recent Global Space Congress in Abu Dhabi.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/indias-satsure-wins-abu-dhabi-startup-innovation-prize-for-urban-planning-geospatial-solutions/ Mon, 06 May 2019 05:00:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13876 SatSure, the Indian geospatial data analytics company that utilises advances in Earth observation satellites, machine learning, and big data analytics, has announced that it has won the Imkan Innovation Award worth U.S.$10,000 at startAD’s Venture Launchpad.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/uae-new-space-abu-dhabis-hub71-announces-partnerships-with-techstars-and-starburst-startup-accelerators/ Fri, 03 May 2019 05:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13833 Hub71, a global tech hub driven by Mubadala in collaboration with Microsoft, SoftBank Vision Fund and Abu Dhabi Global Market, announced that two new partners, Techstars and Starburst, will join Hub71 in Q4 of this year. Hub71 is a key initiative of the Abu Dhabi Government’s Ghadan 21 economic acceleration programme.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/uaes-mubadala-creates-abu-dhabi-hub71-with-softbank-and-microsoft-for-new-space-other-tech-start-ups/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13660 Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala is set to create a start-up ecosystem in Abu Dhabi that will attract New Space and other emerging technology companies to the Gulf Arab state. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/pakistans-suparco-said-to-be-in-talks-with-uae-on-space-cooperation/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:00:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13192 Pakistan’s space agency, the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), is believed to be in talks with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on developing an agenda for possible space cooperation, according to a senior SUPARCO official quoted in the UAE newspaper Khaleej Times.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/cness-jean-yves-le-gall-in-abu-dhabi-for-bilateral-talks-gsc-and-to-present-iac-2020-to-dubai/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 06:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13195 A delegation from the French national space agency, the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) attended the third Global Space Congress (GSC) held in Abu Dhabi from 19 to 21 March 2019, organized by the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) under the high patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Dubai.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/pan-arab-group-for-space-collaboration-founded-in-abu-dhabi/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 06:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13150 Under the patronage and presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the second edition of the Global Space Congress commenced on 19 March 2019 in Abu Dhabi.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/uaes-cabinet-approves-emirati-national-space-strategy-2030/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13015 The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has adopted the National Space Strategy 2030 during its meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/uaes-yahlive-to-broadcast-rt-france-hd-in-the-middle-east/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12976 Global television news network RT expands its partnership with Yahlive, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite joint venture between world leading satellite operator SES and the UAE satellite company Yahsat, by introducing RT France HD to French speakers in the MENA region via Yahlive’s MENA beam.]]>