Global Space Congress

08/04/2021

Tunisians cheered last month as Challenge-1, the country's first domestically-built satellite, blasted off aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

🛰️“Hearing its heartbeat for the first time was incredible” said Haifa Triki, 27, a payload specialist on the team.

Pioneering space mission proves potential of country's young people amid youth unemployment crisis

06/04/2021

Virgin Galactic has unveiled VSS Imagine, the first “SpaceShip III” in its growing fleet. The craft is finished in a mirror-like material that provides thermal protection and will reflect its surroundings, meaning its colour will shift constantly as the ship makes its journey from Earth to sky and then on to space.

http://ow.ly/yrQv50Ehysi

16/03/2021

H.E. Sarah Al Amiri, Chairwoman of the UAE Space Agency - وكالة الإمارات للفضاء told the that the US model where the private sector supports space exploration could be replicated in the creating more job opportunities in the region.

https://amp-thenationalnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.thenationalnews.com/uae/science/uae-aims-to-create-a-private-space-sector-says-minister-1.1181884

Sarah Al Amiri says US model where private sector supports space exploration could be replicated

08/03/2021

🎉 Happy International Women's Day! 🎉 Today we are shining a spotlight on and celebrating some of the invaluable work women have done to advance the industry.

In particular, HE Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology and Chairwoman of the who is at the head of the organisation responsible for launching the world into the global and leading the team.

Learn more about the incredible women who are blazing a trail in the Gulf aerospace sector right now: http://ow.ly/Lfqt50DSV1w

Aviation Business presents a list of individuals blazing a trail in the Gulf aviation sector

04/03/2021

We are still in awe of the 's first image of Mars. It was such a defining moment in history and shows that with a clear directive and hard work, the most ambitious missions are possible. We’re excited to see what new discoveries the will bring.

19/02/2021

Congratulations to the NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Perseverance team on the successful landing of the Rover on ! The robot will now spend the next two years drilling into local rocks looking for evidence that Mars had life on its surface.

The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers).

11/02/2021

Congratulations to China's team on the safe deployment of their spacecraft in orbit! The next phase of this mission will happen in May when they will attempt to land their rover on the planet’s surface.

09/02/2021

Congratulations to the Hope Mars Mission team, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre مركز محمد بن راشد للفضاء and the UAE Space Agency - وكالة الإمارات للفضاء on the incredible achievement of the successful deployment of the in the atmosphere. We are excited for the scientific discoveries this mission will bring!

https://www.emiratesmarsmission.ae/

08/02/2021

Tomorrow the 1st Arab interplanetary mission will make its arrival to .

Days Since Launch: 203

Distance Travelled: 479,050,883KM

Distance Remaining: 1,441,517KM

Speed of 77,771 KM/HR

Follow Hope Mars Mission & tune in live tomorrow https://www.emiratesmarsmission.ae/live/

04/02/2021

The world’s 1st all-civilian mission to has been announced by and will begin a new chapter in commercial exploration. will be commanded by entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and he invites the public to join him through numerous competitions.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210201005905/en/World%E2%80%99s-First-All-Civilian-Mission-to-Space-Will-Usher-in-New-Era-of-Commercial-Space-Exploration

02/02/2021

Physicist Dr Fatima Ebrahimi who works for Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has proposed a new type of thruster that exploits the mechanism behind . If the prototype works, it could generate thrust 10 times faster than current models and take humans to .

https://www.pppl.gov/.../new-concept-rocket-thruster...