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UAE Space Program
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MBZ-SAT: UAE's Advanced Satellite in Orbit
MBZ-SAT, the UAE's most advanced Earth observation satellite, transmitted its first signal from orbit on January 15, 2025, after launching on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Built by MBRSC engineers, it delivers twice the image resolution and four times faster data
16 Jan 2025
UAE MBR Explorer: Emirati Engineers Begin Spacecraft Build
Emirati engineers are set to begin building the MBR Explorer after the spacecraft's critical design review received final approval. The 2,300 kg craft will launch in 2028 on a five-billion-kilometre journey to orbit and eventually land on asteroids in the main belt between Mars
17 Oct 2024
Sheikh Mohammed Meets UAE Astronauts After NASA Training
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid met UAE astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla at Union House in Dubai, celebrating their completion of NASA's training program and urging them to aim for the stars as they prepare for upcoming space missions.
16 Jul 2024
Emirati Pilot Nears End of 45-Day NASA Mars Simulation
Emirati pilot Shareef Al Romaithi is preparing to "return to Earth" after 45 days inside NASA's HERA habitat in Houston, Texas — a Mars simulation mission that ran from May 10 to June 24, 2024, as part of the UAE's second analog space study.
20 Jun 2024