Frank Lucas says success of UAE space programme could lead to more NASA funding
Space Exploration
Aerospace
Mars mission wins global praise as UAE joins space race top table
Russian, French and Indian space agencies applaud the UAE’s achievement as the Hope Probe successfully enters Mars orbit
aeronautical innovation
Video: How SpaceX beat Boeing in the race to launch NASA astronauts
The launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on May 30th marked the first time that NASA astronauts took off from US soil since 2011.
aeronautical innovation
Video: First aircraft to fly on another planet
This small helicopter is set to be the first aircraft to fly on another planet.
Commercial space race
In pictures: A look inside Virgin Galactic spaceship cabin interior and seats
The VSS Unity’s cabin has a dozen windows to offer plentiful vistas of the Earth, as well as 16 cameras to capture both videos and still images as souvenirs.
Aerospace
Video: Hope Probe the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission
The United Arab Emirates’ Hope Probe heads to Mars after six years of hard work and meticulous planning from the team of Emirati scientists and engineers. It’s the first interplanetary mission for the Arab world.
Aerospace
Video: The new space race between the USA, China, and the UAE
CNN looks at the race to Mars between the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and China.
Emirates Mars Mission
Video: The woman leading the first Arab interplanetary mission
The United Arab Emirates is sending a spacecraft, Hope probe to Mars. The mission aims to find out more about how the Red Planet became the barren, dusty place it’s known to be today, by studying its weather and climate.
Aerospace
Video: UAE successfully launches historic first Mars mission
The UAE’s orbiter took off from a Japanese launch centre on Monday morning.
Aerospace
In pictures: UAE successfully launches Hope Probe Mars mission
Hope Probe, lifted off from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre and in about 200 days from now, the spacecraft will reach Mars orbit and begin its mission to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere.
Aerospace
In pictures: Japanese rocket will launch the UAE’s Mars Hope Probe
Sheikh Mohammed has reviewed the final preparations of the Emirates Mars Mission’s Hope Probe is scheduled to take off from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre on July 15 at 12.51am UAE time.
Aerospace
Video: What is SpaceX and why is it working with Nasa?
What is SpaceX? How does it make money?
carbon emissions
Video: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) video message on International Mother Earth Day 2020
To commemorate International Mother Earth Day today, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has released a video that recalls the importance of preserving Earth.
Aerospace
Video: Major human space flight milestones – UAE’s space mission
In honour of International Day of Human Space Flight, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has released a video that highlights the beginning of human space flight to when the UAE participated in the journey.
climate change
Video: How Mars might hold the key to better understanding climate change
The UAE sets its sights on Mars with the Hope probe due to launch this Summer to unlock the secrets of the red planet’s puzzling history.
Aerospace
Video: Where might humans live in space?
If the Earth becomes uninhabitable because of climate change, humans will have to look elsewhere.
Aerospace
Video: China’s 39 million-mile race to Mars to catch up with NASA
China is taking its rivalry with the US to another planet.