https://spacewatch.global/tag/khaled-al-marzooqi/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:39:52 +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/khaled-al-marzooqi/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/12/space42-conducts-licensed-haps-flight-in-europe-after-civilian-operational-approval/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70120 Mira Aerospace, the High Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) subsidiary of Space42 has conducted a HAPS flight after obtaining civilian operational approval in Europe. Executed by Mira Aerospace’s ApusNeo18 HAPS model for Telespazio Ibérica, part of the Leonardo group, the flight demonstrates how HAPS can safely operate and deliver real-time intelligence for critical environmental monitoring operations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/space42-successfully-completes-first-public-test-flight-of-the-apusneo18-haps-in-the-uae/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69103 Mira Aerospace, the HAPS subsidiary of Space42, has successfully completed the first public test flight of its advanced, solar-powered HAPS model, ApusNeo18. Reaching stratospheric altitudes, the flight validated the system’s endurance, resilience, and readiness for commercial deployment. Meanwhile, the aircraft carried an advanced Earth Observation payload developed in-house by Mira Aerospace, combining high-resolution optical and infrared sensors with real-time data transmission.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/10/mira-aerospace-announces-payloads-for-stratospheric-deployment/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=61963 Mira Aerospace, a subsidiary of Space42, the UAE's first AI-powered SpaceTech company has announced the development of two advanced payloads in Earth Observation and Telecommunications. The payloads will subsequently deploy on Mira's High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) aircraft and operate in the stratospheric environment, in accordance with their designs. ]]>