MBRSC will allow visitors to virtually experience “sensations of being in space and setting foot on the Red Planet”
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Abu Dhabi Space Debate
Major space conference to be held in Abu Dhabi
The conference intends to bring together leading engineers, policy makers and scientists, in December.
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
University to launch new course to support UAE’s space ambitions
Space Science Track will be introduced at the United Arab Emirates University’s Physics Department in September
Astronaut programme
And then there were 18: final interviews to find Emirati astronaut
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre has announced that 18 candidates are currently undergoing the final stage of interviews to become the first Emirati astronaut
Astronaut programme
UAE, Russia sign deal to send first Emirati into space
Under agreement, Emirati astronaut will participate in scientific research as part of the Russian space mission to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz-MS spacecraft
Dubai Future Foundation
Dubai to fund 36 space exploration project proposals
The Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Accelerated Research projects were drawn from 260 proposals from over 200 universities around the world
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95 Emiratis shortlisted in search for UAE’s first astronaut
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announces that 95 out of 4,022 applicants will go forward to next stage of the UAE Astronaut Programme
Dubai Future Foundation
UAE launches $545k fund to support space research
The Space Settlement Challenge will finance new ideas and business models for living and working in space
Alfred Worden
UAE space programme requires global effort, says Apollo 15 astronaut
Veteran astronaut Al Worden said technological challenges need to be overcome before any manned mission to Mars
Astronaut programme
In pictures: 5 things to know about… The UAE’s race to space
Updates to the national space exploration programme were unveiled at a recent conference in Dubai
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Video: Update on UAE’s plan to build a $136m city on the planet Mars
UAE space scientists provided the latest updates on their 100-year strategy to colonise Mars at a recent space conference in Dubai.