The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has extended the deadline for application submissions for the 2nd batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme.
Emirati astronauts successfully complete training for historic space mission
Hazzaa Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS), and Sultan AlNeyadi, the back-up astronaut for the same mission, have successfully completed their final tests for the mission.
Emirati astronaut set to make history
Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori will make history for the UAE when he sets off on an eight-day mission to …
UAE selects Hazzaa Al Mansoori to become first Emirati to go into space
The MBRSC has announced that it selected Hazzaa Al Mansoori as the prime astronaut and Sultan Al Neyadi as the backup astronaut for the International Space Station (ISS) mission.
National Geogprahic to document UAE’s space journey
National Geographic has announced a four-year partnership with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, to document the UAE’s journey into space.
UAE’s space dreams set to be a reality soon: Sheikh Hamdan
The first Emirati astronauts have started training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Russia.
Space exploration experts to descend into Dubai
The UAE is set to host the 22nd International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Human in Space Symposium in Dubai 2019.
UAE teams up with NASA for peaceful space exploration
The UAE Space Agency has signed a letter of intent with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, to cooperate on human spaceflight.
The race continues: nine qualify for UAE astronaut programme final assessment
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, has announced that nine candidates have qualified for the final evaluation phase of the UAE Astronaut Programme.
The race to space: UAE astronaut programme enters final stage
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre 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 Programme.