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Gateway airlock

Civil, Commercial, News

Thales Alenia Space wins contract for Gateway airlock

by Jeff FoustFebruary 5, 2025February 5, 2025

The UAE has selected Thales Alenia Space to build an airlock module for the lunar Gateway despite uncertainty about the future of that NASA-led program.

Transporter-12 liftoff

Commercial, Launch, News

SpaceX launches 131 payloads on Transporter-12 rideshare mission

by Jeff FoustJanuary 14, 2025January 14, 2025

Space42's stock debut photoshoot.

Commercial, News

Yahsat and Bayanat forge AI-powered space technology champion

by Jason RainbowOctober 1, 2024October 2, 2024

Commercial, News

Capella Space sets sights on international market for radar satellites

by Sandra ErwinMarch 20, 2024March 20, 2024

Gateway airlock module

UAE to build airlock for lunar Gateway

by Jeff FoustJanuary 7, 2024January 7, 2024

Civil, News, Policy & Politics

Emirati university signs up to China’s moon base project

by Andrew JonesNovember 20, 2023November 20, 2023

Commercial, News

UAE’s $5 billion commitment opens doors for Yahsat

by Jason RainbowSeptember 25, 2023September 25, 2023

Bayanat

Bayanat partners with HySpecIQ and AzurX to enable hyperspectral imaging and analysis for the UAE

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 15, 2023July 15, 2024

MBR Explorer

UAE outlines plans for asteroid mission

by Jeff FoustJune 3, 2023June 3, 2023

The image was taken by an ICEYE satellite from about 560 km in space. Yas Island is an island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It occupies a total land area of 25 km². It is a leisure island and one of the largest tourism projects in Abu Dhabi. Yas Island holds the Yas Marina Circuit, which has hosted the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix since 2009.

Bayanat, Yahsat and ICEYE Announce Program To Broaden Commercial Opportunities Across The UAE Space-ecosystem

by SpaceRef EditorMay 18, 2023July 15, 2024