13 June 2016
NASA signs an agreement with United Arab Emirates
...field of collaboration between the two agencies, NASA and the UAE Space Agency formalised cooperation in the exploration of Mars by... of space technologies and the space sector within the UAE. The space sector serves as a catalysts for economic...
06 October 2021
UAE aims to flyby Venus and land on an asteroid in new 5yr mission
...clear: to accelerate the development of innovation and knowledge-based enterprises in the Emirates," said Ms Al Amiri, Chairwoman of the UAE Space Agency. "This can’t be done by going steady-state, this requires leaps in imagination, in faith and the...
09 February 2021
UAE Hope probe successfully enters Mars' orbit
... reached Mars, entering its Mars capture orbit at 19:57 UAE time (15:57 UTC). The first interplanetary mission undertaken by ...and landmarks illuminated in a nation-wide light show. UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who...
20 July 2020
Hope launch heralds ambitious future space plans
...-return mission no one’s ever heard of — if one UAE engineer gets her wish, that is — not to mention the... in part to inspire new generations, isn’t so far-fetched. The UAE’s ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba hosted a virtual ‘launch...
14 April 2021
Emirates partners with Japan for its 2022 lunar rover mission
... the cruise phase, and engage in wireless communication on the lunar surface. The project is a key part of the UAE’s space exploration strategy, which is centred around building new knowledge capabilities, inspiring future generations to pursue space...
05 July 2021
Hope probe catches striking pictures of auroras at Mars
... an unprecedented perspective on these uniquely Martian aurorae”, the UAE said in a statement last week. Billions of years ...addition to these images, taken on 22 April, 23 April, the UAE has said it intends to release its first set of scientific data ...
