The UAE’s Etihad-SAT, developed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base ...

The UAE's enterprising mission builds on the success of the ongoing Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary ...

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Mars Science City is part of the United Arab Emirates' larger mission to create a viable community on the red planet within the next century. "The UAE seeks to establish international efforts to ...

The success of this mission has positioned the UAE as a key contributor to global Mars research, Al Qubaisi said. Building on this momentum, he said, the UAE is now preparing for its most ...

Europe's HERA mission has taken a good look at Mars and its moon Deimos on its way to explore the aftermath of the DART ...

Hope was joined in orbit by China’s Tianwen-1 mission, and NASA’s Perseverance is due to reach the red planet this week. Their mechanical brethren, the Russian-European ExoMars mission will ...

The successful landing of the UAE's Mars probe will make the UAE the fifth nation in the world to achieve this feat. The mission's arrival also coincides with the UAE's 50th anniversary of the union.

Sarah Amiri is deputy project manager of the Emirates Mars Mission and science lead at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre. In 2016 Amiri was appointed chairperson of the UAE Council of Scientists.

Hope is to reach Mars in February 2021, the year the UAE celebrates 50 years since its formation. A successful Hope mission would be a major step for the oil-dependent economy seeking a future in ...