Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander, launched on April 12, 2017, the UAE National Space Programme and approved the programme’s strategy. …
Read More »Student Sponsored by UAE’s MBRSC Publishes Science Paper With NASA’s MAVEN Team
Noora Al Saeed, a student from the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Programme, launched by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), has participated as a member of NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) Mission science team. The new results announced by NASA on March 30, 2017, revealed that …
Read More »UAE’s MBRSC Holds Workshop On Future Technologies For Smart Cities
The Sustainable Energy Programme Section team at Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre held a workshop entitled, “New Engineering and Smart Technologies Shaping Future Cities,” at the first edition of The Future Cities Show 2017, held from April 2-4, 2017. During the workshop, the team briefed participants on the engineering practices …
Read More »UAE Aims To Be Global Hub For Science, Knowledge, and Exploration
The UAE is a young country that has fast transitioned into a global hub for producing knowledge. With its ‘Shuttle of Hope’, the country has re-affirmed that nothing is impossible. An interactive session titled ‘Above and Beyond Conventional Topics’ at the Public Diplomacy and Government Communication Forum, in Dubai on …
Read More »UAE’s MBRSC Participates in the Mohammed Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has participated at the first Mohammed bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Executive …
Read More »UAE’s MBRSC Signs Space Cooperation Agreement With Korea Aerospace Research Institute
The Dubai, United Arab Emirates’ Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in South Korea with the goal of cooperating on various space-related activities and transferring expertise. The MoU was signed by His Excellency Yousuf Hamad Al …
Read More »UAE’s Nayif-1 transmits its first message from space in Arabic
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, announced that Nayif-1 has transmitted its first message in Arabic from space – a quote by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai: ‘‘The renaissance …
Read More »UAE’s Nayif-1 Nanosatellite set to launch from India between 14-25 February
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the American University of Sharjah (AUS) have announced that the launch of the nanosatellite Nayif-1 will occur between the 14th and 25th February 2017, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, on board a PSLV-C37 rocket. Nayif-1 is expected to be …
Read More »UAE’s MBRSC Bids To Host 71st International Astronautical Congress in 2020
H.E Yosouf Hamad Al Shaibani, Director General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), announced that the centre has submitted a request to the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) to host the 71st session of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), which will be held in 2020, in coordination with the …
Read More »#SpaceWatchME review: Global Space Congress: Day 2 Highlights
It’s been an incredibly busy two days at the Global Space Congress 2017, which has welcomed over 600 attendees including heads of space agencies, C-Level executives from leading space and aerospace companies, government ministries, top researchers, and academics in Abu Dhabi. There were many highlights during the event, including the ”Space and the …
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