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The latest news about the country's ambitious space programme and astronauts, including its Mars Mission and Rashid Rover 2

Government of Dubai Media Office – 25 October 2021: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today visited the 72nd International Astronautical Congress at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Being held for the first time in the Middle East, the five-day international event organised by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in partnership with the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), has brought together over 4,000 participants, and more than 90 exhibitors, 110 country delegations and 350 young professionals and space experts from all walks of life. His Highness was accompanied by Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs; Lieutenant-General Talal Belhoul Al Falasi, Vice President of MBRSC; Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Chairman, MBRSC; Yousuf Hamad AlShaibani, Director General, MBRSC; Emirati astronauts Hazzaa AlMansoori, Sultan AlNeyadi, and graduates of the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme Nora AlMatrooshi and Mohammad AlMulla. His Highness visited the stands of Russia’s Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities (ROSCOSMOS), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Saudi Space Commission, ISpace, Lockheed Martin and the European Space Agency. Wam

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UAE in SpaceApril 04, 2022

Space enthusiast Andrea Luck spotted the 22 kilometre-wide moon when he was processing images taken by the Hope spacecraft. Photo: Andrea Luck / Hope Mars Mission

UAE’s Hope probe captures mysterious Martian moon

UAEFebruary 27, 2022

UAE astronaut candidate Mohammed Al Mulla completed a survival training course in Alabama with nine of his Nasa colleagues. Photo: Mohammed Al Mulla / Twitter

Emirati astronauts complete gruelling survival training in US wilderness

UAEFebruary 22, 2022

Mission to Mars. The National

Five fascinating facts about the UAE’s Hope Probe Mars Mission

ScienceFebruary 09, 2022

The EuroHab lunar habitat at Abu Dhabi University. Photo: Spartan Space

Lunar habitat prototype on display at Abu Dhabi University

UAEFebruary 09, 2022

The Light-1 nanosatellite was released into orbit by the Japan space agency's Kibo robotic arm. Photo: Jaxa

UAE-Bahraini satellite Light-1 placed in orbit

UAEFebruary 03, 2022

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre will organise SpaceOps 2023. Satish Kumar / The National

UAE wins rights to host SpaceOps 2023 space conference

ScienceJanuary 27, 2022

An artist's impression of the Hakuto-R lander approaching the Moon. Photo: ispace

UAE rover prepares for Moon landing in October

UAEJanuary 25, 2022

Another cloudy day on Mars, captured on August 9. Photo: Hope Mars Mission / Andrea Luck

UAE Hope probe sends home treasure trove of new Mars images

UAEJanuary 25, 2022

Saleh Al Ameri has been living inside a remote Russian facility, in near-isolation, as part of an eight-month spaceflight research project. He was locked away on November 4 and has been carrying out several experiments. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre

Emirati astronaut reveals the arduous truth about life in an isolation bubble

WeekendJanuary 21, 2022

Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology who told Davos an international agreement was needed on space clutter. The National.

'Monumental shift in mindset' led Emirates to space, UAE minister tells Davos

UAE in SpaceJanuary 21, 2022

Nasa has been tracking asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 since it was discovered by Scottish-Australian astronomer Robert McNaught in 1994. Photo: Nasa

Asteroid bigger than Burj Khalifa flies over UAE

UAEJanuary 18, 2022

The atlas highlights key Martian regions, including the Tharsis area, above, which is home to the largest volcanos in the solar system. Photo: Dr Dimitra Atri / NYUAD

NYU Abu Dhabi professor creates atlas of Mars using Hope probe data

ScienceJanuary 12, 2022

Jeddah Flagpole in Saudi Arabia captured on September 23, 2020. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre

Striking views of Arab countries from space in 20 KhalifaSat images

UAEJanuary 11, 2022

An H-2A rocket carrying the Hope Probe blasts off from Tanegashima Space Centre, in south-western Japan, on July 20 last year. Photo: AFP / Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Top space moments for the UAE in 2021

UAEDecember 28, 2021

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying three NASA and one ESA astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reuters

To the Moon and beyond: busy 2022 on horizon in space race

UAEDecember 25, 2021

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