https://spacewatch.global/tag/khalifa-university/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:00:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/khalifa-university/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/bahrains-nssa-issues-request-for-tender-for-3u-cubesat-mou-with-roscosmos-approved/ Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20248 Bahrain's National Space Science Agency (NSSA) issued a Request for Tenders on 18 February 2020 for a 3U CubeSat, a basic ground station, and the satellite's launch. The closing date for the submission of tenders is 25 March 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/spacewatchgl-op-ed-the-right-elements-for-a-thriving-uae-space-sector/ Sun, 16 Feb 2020 09:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19454 Along the sidelines of local and international events, my colleagues and I at the UAE Space Agency meet with a myriad of official delegations and representatives to discuss opportunities for cooperation and the state of the global space sector.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/uae-to-make-smart-map-of-emirati-natural-resources-and-capital-using-satellite-imagery/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 06:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16804 The UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) announced on 2 November 2019 that it has commenced work on the Smart Map of Natural Capital of the UAE.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/09/uaes-mbrsc-and-japans-jaxa-sign-stem-education-agreement-for-use-of-iss-kibo-technology/ Tue, 17 Sep 2019 05:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16008 The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) of the United Arab Emirates and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will cooperatively perform an educational project that uses JAXA’s "Int-Ball", a camera robot for the International Space Station, when the UAE astronaut gets on board the International Space Station for the first time.]]> 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/2019/02/uae-university-students-focus-on-greenhouse-gases-with-new-satellite-project/ Wed, 13 Feb 2019 06:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12739 A nanosatellite named MeznSat is being manufactured by a group of university students in the UAE, the Khaleej Times has reported. The aim of the satellite is to pinpoint the cause of greenhouse gases. Once the data from the satellite is shared with students, analysts and researchers, it is hoped that they can work to mitigate the production of the gases. The students, from the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) and the Khalifa University, aim to launch the satellite later this year.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/uae-to-train-bahraini-space-experts-under-new-cooperation-agreement/ Wed, 21 Nov 2018 06:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11447 The United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) has signed a Declaration of Principles with Bahrain's National Space Science Agency (NSSA), and the UAE’s Khalifa University (KU), for the training of the Bahrain Space Team.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/middle-east-space-and-satellite-news-roundup-for-november-2018/ Wed, 21 Nov 2018 06:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11458 It has been a busy few weeks in the Middle Eastern satellite and space sector, with developments and activities taking place from Morocco to Iran, and all points in between. The following is a roundup of the regional space and satellite news that was not previously covered in-depth by SpaceWatch.MiddleEast.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/uaes-mysat-1-cubesat-to-be-launched-to-iss-on-15-november/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 06:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11188 MYSAT-1, an educational CubeSat built by 20 students at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is due to be launched as part of the Cygnus NG-10 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on board a Northrop Grumman Antares launch vehicle from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island in the United States, on 15 November 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/07/uaes-yahsat-space-lab-ready-to-launch-mysat-1-in-q4-2018/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 05:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9469 The Yahsat Space Lab at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, UAE, has announced that the MYSAT-1 Nanosatellite -- the first satellite to be built by students at the lab -- will be launched from the United States in November 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/uae-space-agency-launches-minisatellite-design-build-competition/ Thu, 05 Apr 2018 05:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8181 In its ongoing path toward developing the human and technical capacities required for a functioning space sector, the UAE has launched a student competition to build mini satellites. The UAE Space Agency, in collaboration with Khalifa University and Boeing Corporation, has announced the STEM-oriented contest called the UAE Mini-Satellite Challenge: Design it, Build it, Launch it.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/07/uaes-masdar-institute-completes-critical-design-review-mysat-1-cubesat-programme/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 07:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5067 Masdar Institute’s CubeSat development program, MYSAT-1, has completed its critical design review (CDR), marking a key milestone for the University’s space systems and technology programme, which was designed with support from Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) and global aerospace manufacturer and defence industry leader Orbital ATK. MYSAT-1 will be the first research satellite built […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/12/innovation-reigns-supreme-uae-space-agency-ideathon/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:15:47 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=2535 The UAE Space Agency is proud to announce that a young team of students from UAE University has won the Ideathon, the culminating event of the Agency’s recently launched capacity building program. Developed in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the innovative program aimed to promote and spread space education among young people […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/05/uaes-emirates-space-innovation-group-meets-set-space-technology-roadmap-priorities/ Wed, 11 May 2016 07:00:01 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=470 The United Arab Emirates Space Agency convened the first two-day conference of the Emirates Space Innovation Group (ESIG) on 3-4 May 2016, with the group creating a science and technology roadmap. The ESIG has been established to develop the science, technology and innovation capabilities in the UAE space sector and to coordinate projects being undertaken […]]]>