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MBRSC to Host Geo-Spatial Week 2025
2024-06-03 Read More...
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced that it will be hosting the Geo-Spatial Week 2025 (GSW 2025), in collaboration with the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) in Dubai under the theme

UAE’s Sultan AlNeyadi First Arab Astronaut to Complete Spacewalk on ISS
2023-04-30 Read More...
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) achieved a new milestone on Friday when astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi ventured out of the International Space Station (ISS) and completed his spacewalk. With the conclusion of the mission

Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre Confirms Lunar Orbit Insertion by Rashid Rover
2023-03-24 Read More...
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced the successful lunar orbit insertion by Rashid Rover, the first Emirati rover to land on the surface of the moon. The rover is now just one step away from making

First Arab Female Astronaut Selected for Second Batch of UAE Astronaut Program
2021-04-13 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the names of the two new Emirati astronauts who will form the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Program, and further revealed that

MBRSC, NASA Ink Agreement to Train Four Emirati Astronauts
2020-09-23 Read More...
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that they have signed a strategic agreement to train Emirati astronauts in NASA. This partnership aims to prepare Emirati

South Korea Seeks Joint Moon, Mars Explorations with UAE
2020-07-27 Read More...
The UAE’s successful launch of the Mars Mission, Hope Probe, will serve as a positive impetus to South Korea’s planned lunar mission and pave the way for joint Moon and Mars

18 Finalists Named for UAE Astronaut Program
2018-07-09 Read More...
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has announced that 18 candidates are currently undergoing the final stage of the interviews leading up to choosing the first Emirati astronaut corps of the UAE Astronaut

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