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          UAE in space

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

          Omran Sharaf, project manager for the Emirates Mars Mission, at the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research. Victor Besa / The National

          UAE's Mars mission chief on stopping the next Cold War in space

          UAEJune 14, 2022
          Omran Sharaf, director of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, gave an inaugural speech in Vienna. Victor Besa / The National

          UAE sets out vision for space travel to be shared with the world

          UAE in SpaceJune 11, 2022
          In this Saturday, April 24, 2021 file photo, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking. Nasa via AP

          UAE astronauts to train on SpaceX's Crew Dragon simulator for ISS mission

          UAEJune 07, 2022
          Photo: Blue Origin

          UAE space tourist tells of exhilarating launch on Blue Origin flight

          UAEJune 05, 2022
          Nora Al Matrooshi (left(, UAE's first female astronaut, and Mohammed Al Mulla (third to right) completed training on the T-6A aircrafts. Now, they begin training on the T-38 Talon, supersonic jets that help prepare astronauts for spaceflight. Here, they are pictured with their Nasa colleagues, who are also in training. Photo: Anil Menon Instagram

          Space race: supersonic jet training for UAE’s latest astronauts

          UAE in SpaceJune 03, 2022
          Omran Sharaf, the Emirati engineer who led the country's Mars mission. AP

          UAE chosen to chair UN committee on outer space

          UAEJune 01, 2022
          Salah Al Ameri celebrated UAE's Golden Jubilee on December 2 inside the facility. Photo: Salah Al Ameri

          Emirati enters final stretch of eight-month isolation in Russian 'space habitat'

          UAEMay 30, 2022
          Rashid, the UAE's Moon rover, is expected to head to its launch site in Florida in the autumn. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre

          UAE’s Moon rover expected to reach Florida launch site in September

          UAEMay 28, 2022
          The UAE will send a rover to the Moon on Japan's next space mission in 2022. Reuters

          Davos 2022: UAE's Moon mission can 'inspire the nation'

          UAE in SpaceMay 25, 2022
          Nasa’s Human Exploration Research Analogue is a three-storey habitat that offers isolation, confinement and remote conditions similar to those experienced during space exploration missions. Photo: Nasa

          UAE to take part in Nasa’s human research programme

          UAE in SpaceMay 20, 2022
          Adnan Al Rais, from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, at the Future Innovation Summit in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

          Plan to build a base on Mars 'not a fantasy', says Emirati space official

          UAEMay 11, 2022
          Nasa has been awarding these lapel pins since 1963 to astronauts who complete basic training. The silver ones are given to those who have completed their training, but are yet to fly to space. Gold ones are awarded to astronauts who have already flown to space.

          First UAE astronauts show off sought-after Nasa pin badges

          UAEMay 09, 2022
          From left, Emirati astronauts, Hazza Al Mansouri, Sultan Al Neyadi, Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla. Photo: MBRSC

          Who are the UAE’s four astronauts - and which will go to space next?

          UAEMay 06, 2022
          Emirati astronauts are an important part of the country's increasingly complex space industry. The Executive Office

          New horizons for the UAE space programme

          EditorialMay 03, 2022
          From left, Emirati astronauts, Hazza Al Mansouri, Sultan Al Neyadi, Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla. Photo: MBRSC

          UAE astronauts ready for ISS spacewalks says centre chief

          UAE in SpaceMay 01, 2022
          From left, Emirati astronauts, Hazza Al Mansouri, Sultan Al Neyadi, Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla. Photo: MBRSC

          Emirati astronaut set for six-month mission to ISS

          ScienceApril 29, 2022
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