https://spacewatch.global/tag/emirates-mars-mission/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:02:17 +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/emirates-mars-mission/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/09/uaes-planned-city-on-mars-gets-help-from-nyuad-on-radiation-research/ Wed, 09 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25931&preview=true&preview_id=25931 UAE’s planned city on Mars to get help from NYUAD research on radiation]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/mbrsc-reviews-updates-on-hope-probe-strategic-plans/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25455&preview=true&preview_id=25455 The Board of Directors of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, held a meeting chaired by Talal Humaid Belhoul, Vice President, MBRSC to discuss developments related to future projects at the Centre, aligned with the strategic plan of the UAE’s National Space Programme.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/emirates-mars-mission-hope-probe-completes-perfect-trajectory-correction-manoeuvre/ Tue, 18 Aug 2020 05:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25276 The Emirates Mars Mission, EMM, the first interplanetary mission undertaken by an Arab nation, today announced the successful completion of TCM1 – its first trajectory correction manoeuvre and a major milestone for the mission as the Mars Hope probe continues its 7-month journey to Mars.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/uae-leadership-honour-uae-hope-probe-team/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24712&preview=true&preview_id=24712 Their Highnesses honoured the team members for their exceptional achievement, which culminated in the successful launch of the Probe as the first-ever Arab interplanetary exploration mission to Mars to coincide with the nation’s 50th anniversary.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/07/space-cafe-webtalk-recap-salem-al-marri-on-uae-space-programme/ Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24593&preview=true&preview_id=24593 In this week’s Space Cafè WebTalk, Salem Al Marri, Assistant Director General for Scientific and Technical Affairs, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in Dubai]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/07/spacewatchgl-opinion-the-uae-and-the-next-frontier-why-we-are-keen-to-develop-our-space-program-and-doing-so-in-a-hurry/ Fri, 03 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23875&preview=true&preview_id=23875 By Talal AL Kaissi How things began, and where they are now: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has long looked to space as a domain we would like to make a meaningful contribution to for a variety of reasons. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/emirates-mars-missions-hope-probe-due-to-launch-on-15-july/ Fri, 22 May 2020 05:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22754 The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, announced the scheduled launch of its Mars Hope Probe in a 495,000,000km journey to reach and orbit the Red Planet.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/uaes-mohammed-bin-rashid-attends-installation-of-final-component-of-hope-probe-for-emirates-mars-mission/ Fri, 21 Feb 2020 06:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19685 His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has said that the Hope Probe mission, also called the Emirates Mars Mission, is a testament to the capabilities of the youth of the UAE.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/spacewatchgl-interviews-dr-khaled-al-hasmi-of-the-uae-space-agency/ Sun, 08 Dec 2019 09:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17474 Written by Swetha Kotichintala,

The UAE has great ambitions in space and is advancing rapidly, reaching impressive milestones all the time. This year, the UAE sent Hazza Al Mansouri, their first astronaut into space and the UAE Space Agency is developing a hyperspectral satellite as well as planning the Emirates Mars Mission. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/mbrsc-launches-emirates-mars-mission-science-week-promoting-uae-space-exploration-ambitions/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 05:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14638 The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) will launch the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) Science Week during the first week of July, at the Emirates Towers Youth Hub. Science Week is an EMM initiative, the first Arab space exploration mission to an outer planet.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/uaes-mbrsc-launches-hope-generation-stem-education-initiative/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 05:00:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13680 The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, has launched the ‘Hope Generation’ initiative to help schools encourage students to study Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, STEM, fields and increase their curiosity about space science and exploration.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/02/france-and-the-uae-discuss-hyperspectral-space-exploration-cooperation-plans/ Mon, 18 Feb 2019 06:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12786 The head of the French national space agency, the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), Jean-Yves Le Gall, took part in the World Government Summit in Dubai, UAE, on 11 February 2019 where he met Dr. Mohammed Al Ahbabi, Director General of the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA), and Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani, Director General of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/spacewatchgl-interview-dr-mohammed-al-ahbabi-of-the-uae-space-agency/ Sun, 16 Dec 2018 09:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11949 The UAE Space Agency has set out its stall right from the very beginning. It is highly ambitious, and since its establishment just four years ago, it has come an incredibly long way]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/pan-arab-space-organisation-gathering-support-pace-uae-leadership/ Tue, 12 Jun 2018 05:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8968 Diplomatic efforts are gathering in the Middle East and North Africa toward the development of a regional mechanism for space cooperation and development among Arab countries. At the recent Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi, the region made progress toward establishing an Arab space organisation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/uae-space-agency-spaceops-2018-space-mission-information-exchange/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 05:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8840 The UAE Space Agency is participating in the high-level SpaceOps 2018 conference, hosted by the French space agency, to exchange detailed technical and mission data for the upcoming Emirates Mars Mission. Space Ops is a biannual international forum for discussing advanced and technical areas of space exploration. The 2018 event, hosted by the French Centre National d'études Spatiales (CNES), takes place 28 May - 1 June 2018 at the Palais du Pharo in Marseilles.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/american-university-sharjah-boost-human-capacity-uae-space-programme/ Tue, 29 May 2018 05:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8804 The UAE’s American University of Sharjah (AUS) has created a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Physics with an emphasis on space sciences. This degree programme will include internships at the UAE Space Agency and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, as well as a possible small satellite building initiative.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/uae-space-agency-hosts-advisory-committee-review-emirati-space-programme/ Fri, 18 May 2018 05:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8695 The UAE Space Agency's influential Advisory Committee met in late April 2018 to review and assess the activities and developments of the Emirati space programme. This third annual meeting, held in Abu Dhabi, included discussion of current and future space projects, along with methods of further developing the sector’s capabilities in scientific research, space technology, and human capacity.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/arab-space-leaders-commit-regional-cooperation-provide-update-programmes/ Wed, 02 May 2018 05:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8546 Leaders and senior officials from a number of Arab space agencies have committed themselves to further regional space cooperation, and provided updates on their national space programmes, at the Global Aerospace Summit 2018 held at the St. Regis Hotel on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island on 30 April and 1 May 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/saudi-arabian-delegation-visits-uae-space-agency-abu-dhabi/ Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8151 The UAE has become a trailblazer in the Arab world in the field of space and satellite technology, an effort that is a part of a wider economic diversification initiative by the UAE government to ween the Gulf Arab state off of its economic dependency on hydrocarbons. It appears that neighbouring Gulf Arab countries are taking note, as a recent visit to the UAE Space Agency by a prominent delegation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia demonstrates.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/russia-send-unmanned-mission-mars-2019-according-vladimir-putin/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 06:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7824 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]>