Emirati students launch rockets in California desert

  • Sultan Baslaib, a student at Khalifa University, displays the rocket he built during an education programme in the US.
    Sultan Baslaib, a student at Khalifa University, displays the rocket he built during an education programme in the US.
  • Mr Baslaib, Rawand Al Hashmi, left, Shouq Al Saadi, second right, and Decenture founder Loubna Hadid in the Mojave Desert in California.
    Mr Baslaib, Rawand Al Hashmi, left, Shouq Al Saadi, second right, and Decenture founder Loubna Hadid in the Mojave Desert in California.
  • Students tested and launched their rockets in the desert.
    Students tested and launched their rockets in the desert.
  • Some of the rockets reached an altitude of 1,500 metres.
    Some of the rockets reached an altitude of 1,500 metres.
  • All three Emirati students want to work at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in the future.
    All three Emirati students want to work at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in the future.