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UAE Lunar Gateway: Sheikh Hamdan Announces Space Deal
Sheikh Hamdan announced the UAE's cooperation agreement with Thales Alenia Space, making MBRSC a strategic partner in NASA's Lunar Gateway Station and setting the stage for the first Emirati astronaut to reach lunar orbit.
5 Feb 2025
UAE's Orbital Space Joins China's Moon Research Programme
UAE startup Orbital Space has signed an agreement with China's Deep Space Exploration Lab to develop lunar payloads and exploration technologies for China's International Lunar Research Station programme — making it the second UAE entity to join China's Moon base effort.
9 Sep 2024
Abu Dhabi Astronomer Discovers Asteroid 2022 UY56
Abu Dhabi's International Astronomical Centre director Mohammad Shawkat Odeh has discovered asteroid 2022 UY56, estimated at 5–10 km in diameter — six times the Burj Khalifa — posing no threat to Earth.
21 Aug 2024