UAE space investments have rocketed beyond $10.9bn and the country is leading missions to the moon, Mars and the asteroid belt
UAE Space Programme
Latest in UAE Space Programme
International Space Station
UAE celebrates as Sultan Al Neyadi returns home from space mission
UAE astronaut met by President Sheikh Mohamed on return from International Space Station
Mars
UAE invites private sector support to join $1tn space industry
The UAE Space Agency is inviting private sector firms and entrepreneurs to aid its ambitious mission to travel beyond Mars and into the unknown
International Space Station
UAE in space: Human settlement on Mars, growing space tomatoes, interplanetary missions and more plans for $1tn sector
How the UAE is becoming a major player in the international space sector
Sheikh Mohammed
UAE announces space mission to land MBR Explorer on asteroid 5 billion kilometres away
UAE space exploration mission will visit seven asteroids and travel 5 billion kilometres
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
UAE ‘exciting place’ for satellite, space exploration industry, says Yahsat executive
CFO said space exploration a “top priority for UAE”
Astronauts
UAE makes history with the launch of the longest Arab mission to space
The Dragon spacecraft carrying the UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and Crew-6 colleagues has blasted off to space on March 2
Astronaut programme
UAE astronaut makes history in flight to International Space Station
Al Neyadi will carry out a six-month space mission from the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Crew-6
Emirates Lunar Mission
UAE Rashid Rover to land on the Moon in four days
The mission is set for lift off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Launch Complex 40 launch site located at Cape Canaveral, Florida
Emirates Lunar Mission
UAE moon landing delay: Rashid Rover to launch on December 1
The SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled for launch on Tuesday
Emirates Lunar Mission
UAE announces Rashid Rover to land on the Moon
Japanese lunar exploration company ispace founder, Takeshi Hakamada announced the launch date on Thursday in Tokyo
Emirates Lunar Mission
UAE Moon mission closer for takeoff, with the launch vehicle clearing all tests
The rover is expected to be launched during November 9 – 15, 2022 at the earliest
Aluminium
Will the EGA’s UAE-made aluminium be used to build the nation’s next spacecraft?
Potential future synergies between the EGA and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre include the sharing of laboratory capabilities, high-end machinery and fabrication facilities, and material sourcing
The Hope Probe
The UAE is on a stellar path to space success
Dr Maharaj Vijay Reddy, research associate at Coventry University’s Research Centre for Business in Society, said the UAE is on a stellar path to space success
e
UAE’s space centre inks deal with Japan’s ispace to advance moon mission
Under the terms of the agreement, the Japanese lunar exploration company will deliver the UAE’s Rashid rover to the moon
Emirati astronaut
In pictures: One year on from UAE’s historic space mission
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has commemorated the one-year anniversary of the historic launch of the first Emirati to space and the first Arab to the International Space Station. Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori embarked on the eight-day mission onboard the Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS-15, at 5:57 pm UAE time on September 25, 2019 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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.