The business development director at Orbitworks, shares how the venture is fusing global expertise with national priorities to deliver sovereign satellite capabilities,
The Saudi space market is projected to reach $5.6bn by 2035, supported by advancements in space technologies
Willard explains why he believes we’re still in the “dial-up” phase of the AI evolution and why the UAE is a vital cog in this wheel
The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, which will begin its spacecraft development phase, is expected to last a total of 13 years
Once operational in low Earth orbit, MBZ-SAT will be monitored from MBRSC’s Mission Control Centre, where teams will analyse the data transmitted back to Earth
Private sector financing now accounts for 44.3 per cent of the total investment in the UAE’s space sector
The venture seeks to address the growing demand for high-resolution imagery and data from SAR satellites, which can be applied across various use cases
The space firm will create advanced facilities for designing, building, testing, and integrating various satellite components
UAE women are driving advancements in the new space economy, with emerging roles in the satellite sector offering vast opportunities for growth and leadership
The launch, a collaboration with SAR specialist ICEYE, marks a major milestone in the UAE’s space ambitions.
These satellites are expected to eventually replace the older Al Yah 1 and Al Yah 2, launched in 2011 and 2012, respectively
Set for launch no earlier than October, the launch of the MBZ-SAT marks a significant milestone for UAE’s space sector
Funding for global space startups rose to $6.5bn in the first quarter ended March 31, from $2.9bn a year earlier
This Earth-observation cubesat, a miniaturised satellite measuring just 10cm x 10 cm x10 cm, is slated for launch by the end of 2024
The robotic lander aims to become the first private spacecraft ever to touch down softly on the moon
Sultan AlNeyadi has been named as the UAE’s new Minister of Youth, following a cabinet reshuffle by Sheikh Mohammed
AlNeyadi successfully completed the longest Arab space mission aboard the International Space Station
The experiments covered topics including the cardiovascular system, epigenetics, plant biology, human life sciences, material science, sleep analysis and advanced exploration technologies
The integration of AI-driven sensors in Chandrayaan-3 was instrumental in ensuring a safe lunar touchdown
Positions will include a secondment in Europe to gain experience with international space programmes
This comes as a result of the agency’s commitment to award at least 50 per cent of the overall contracted mission to private sector companies
The 7th generation satellite successfully lifted off from launch complex 40 at Cape Canaveral air force station
The mission is part of the kingdom’s astronauts’ programme, which was launched on September 22 last year
Yahsat’s net income and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation both grew by 35 per cent and 4 per cent respectively year-on-year
The UAE will become the 10th country to perform a spacewalk on the ISS, while Al Neyadi will be part of the 261st spacewalk
The announcement follows the likely hard landing of the Hakuto-R Mission 1 spacecraft carrying the previous Rashid rover, to the lunar surface
Engineers from ispace are working on a detailed analysis of the telemetry data acquired until the end of landing sequence to find out the root cause
The rover is currently orbiting the Moon at an altitude of about 100km at the perilune and about 2,300 km at the apolune
The 6U nanosatellite will be launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California
The expected lifetime of the satellite is three years during which it will monitor X-ray emissions from celestial bodies and other phenomena