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Bigelow Signs MOU to Create Human Spaceflight Program for Dubai, UAE
Bigelow Aerospace's planned Sundancer space station EIAST PRESS RELEASE The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) and Bigelow Aerospace LLC, an organisation dedicated to...
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UAE Becomes Center of Middle East’s Space Effort
The seven-state United Arab Emirates is quickly becoming the center of the Middle East’s space effort, with agreements with Virgin Galactic for a suborbital spaceport and Bigelow Aerospace to develop...
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Surrey Chief Sees Middle East Space Growth, Lunarnet
Some interesting remarks from Surrey Satellite Technology Chairman Martin Sweeting, who is set to address delegates at the Global Space and Satellite Forum (GSSF) 2011 in Abu Dhabi in May: “The Middle...
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Commercial Space Entrepreneurs Look to the East for Funding
WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo: Made in America, financed in the Middle East. (Photo credit: Mark Greenberg) While Europe lurches from sovereign debt crisis to debt crisis, the United States struggles...
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NASA Ames Goes to the UAE Deserts
NASA Ames Research Center's Dr. Chris McKay stands in the shade while teaching astrobiology to students attending the United Arab Emirates University. In the background is Jebel Hafeet, a highly...
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Kazkosmos to Cooperate on Space with UAE, Saudi Arabia
KAZKOSMOS PR — In the period from Nov. 11 to 17, a Kazkosmos delegation headed by Chairman Talgat Musabayev is participating in the “Dubai Air Show 2011” being held in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). As...
View ArticleWhile Waiting to Fly into Space, Abu Dhabi Royal Family Pulls Ahead in Yacht...
While members of Abu Dhabi’s royal family await their chance to fly into space aboard Sir Richard Branson’s SpaceShipTwo, they have found a new travel diversion to keep them occupied. Specifically,...
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SXC Expands Marketing Effort to United Arab Emirates
Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) has teamed up with Alchemy Tourism in Dubai to market XCOR Lynx tickets in the United Arab Emirates. Officials from the Dutch company were in Dubai earlier this week...
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Arianespace Snags 4 Launch Contracts
Conferences are great places to announce business deals. Satellite 2015 in Washington, D.C., was no exception for Arianspace. The European company announced the following launch deals this week: a...
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NASA, UAE Sign Space Cooperation Agreement
ABU DHABI, UAE — The United States and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have entered into an agreement to cooperate in aeronautics research, and the exploration and use of airspace and outer space for...
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UAE to Form Astronaut Corps
The UAE has announced it is forming its own astronaut corps in time for the 50th anniversary of the nation’s founding in 2021. In a panel discussion at the 68th International Astronautical Congress...
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UAE to Build $136 Million Mars Science City
United Arab Emirates Mars Science City. (Credit: UAE) DUBAI, UAE (UAE PR) — Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness...
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UAE, Luxembourg Sign MOU on Space Exploration Cooperation
LUXEMBOURG, October 10, 2017 (Luxembourg PR) — Considering their common interest in the exploration, use and application of space for peaceful purposes, Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
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Virgin Group, Saudi Arabia Sign MOU for $1 Billion Space Investment
LauncherOne ignites after being released from Cosmic Girl 747. (Credit: Virgin Galactic) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, October 26, 2017 — The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia and Virgin Group...
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UAE Launches Call for Astronaut Candidates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a call for astronauts candidates which it says will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) within the next five years. The astronauts will visit the...
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UAE Astronaut Program Receives 4,000+ Applications
There has been a lot of interest in the UAE’s astronaut program. The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has received over 4,000 applications (aged between 17 and 67) from Emiratis aspiring to...
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First UAE Astronaut to Fly to ISS Next Year
The Soyuz MS-08 rocket is launched with Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos and flight engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur...
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UAE Astronaut Search: And Then There Were 18
The National reports that the United Arab Emirates has a short list for its astronaut corps. With 4,022 Emiratis originally applying, a shortlist of 95 men and women was whittled down to 39. Now now...
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UAE Narrows Astronaut Candidates to 9
The Soyuz MS-07 rocket is launched with Expedition 54 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA, and flight engineer Norishige Kanai of Japan Aerospace...
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9 Candidates Qualify for Final Stage of UAE Astronaut Programme
DUBAI (MBRSC PR) — The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced that 9 candidates have qualified for the final evaluation phase of the UAE Astronaut Programme. The Programme was launched by...
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