Thuraya, the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) subsidiary of the UAE-based global satellite company, Yahsat, announced on 31 March 2020 that it has welcomed the launch of the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), announced by the United Nations Secretary-General on 25 March.
Read More »UAE’s MBRSC Extends Astronaut Programme Applications To 1 May 2020
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced that it is extending the registration deadline for the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme to 1 May 2020, to find the next two Emirati astronauts who will join the UAE's astronaut corps and further the country's ambition for crewed space exploration.
Read More »UAE Space Agency And MBRSC Launch Kibo Robot Programming Challenge
The UAE Space Agency, in collaboration with Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), has launched the Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC), an educational competition about creating a program to operate free-flying robots in the International Space Station (ISS). Students from all over the UAE are invited to take part …
Read More »UAE’s Hope Mars Mission On Schedule for July Launch Despite Pandemic
According to a 17 March 2020 report in The National, the launch of the UAE's Mars orbiter, slated to lift off from Japan in July, is on schedule despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read More »Exolaunch To Deliver UAE Space Agency’s Small Satellite Into Orbit On Soyuz-2
Berlin-based Exolaunch, a leading launch services and deployment system provider for small satellites, announced on 17 March 2020 that the launch of a 3U cubesat, MeznSat, for the UAE Space Agency will be performed aboard a Soyuz-2 rocket.
Read More »Several Key Space-Related Events Cancelled Or Postponed Due To Covid-19 Caution
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.
Read More »Saudi Space Commission Casts Wide Net For Space Cooperation
The Saudi Space Commission (SSC) is casting a wide net in its aim to create space cooperation arrangements with friendly countries around the world, with agreements or discussions underway with countries such as Greece, Kuwait, Brazil, Australia, and France.
Read More »Bahrain’s NSSA Issues Request For Tender For 3U CubeSat – MoU With Roscosmos Approved
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.
Read More »UAE’s MBRSC To Host Fifth Annual Emirates Mars Mission Science Workshop
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.
Read More »UAE Space Agency Unites Industry Leaders In GSIA Strategic Workshop
The UAE Space Agency conducted a strategic workshop on the Global Space Industry Accelerator (GSIA) to identify key industry challenges that can be addressed through space, and shed light on the status of intellectual property (IP) in the sector.
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