Space – Gulf Business https://gulfbusiness.com Fri, 11 Aug 2023 13:54:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.5 https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-gb-new-fevicon-2020-1-32x32.png Space – Gulf Business https://gulfbusiness.com 32 32 Virgin Galactic flies its first private tourists to space: Watch https://gulfbusiness.com/virgin-galactic-first-private-tourists-to-space/ https://gulfbusiness.com/virgin-galactic-first-private-tourists-to-space/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:39:45 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=264265 The suborbital ride from a New Mexico spaceport caps nearly two decades of development work for Virgin Galactic

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/virgin-galactic-first-private-tourists-to-space/feed/ 0 Perseids meteor shower 2023: How to watch it in the UAE https://gulfbusiness.com/perseids-meteor-shower-2023-how-to-watch-it-in-the-uae/ https://gulfbusiness.com/perseids-meteor-shower-2023-how-to-watch-it-in-the-uae/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2023 09:30:40 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=263862 The Dubai Astronomy Group is hosting a viewing event at Al Awir desert on Saturday, August 12, from 10pm to 3am

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/perseids-meteor-shower-2023-how-to-watch-it-in-the-uae/feed/ 0 Gardening in space: Sultan AlNeyadi’s new experiment looks at mental health impact of growing food https://gulfbusiness.com/sultan-alneyadi-does-experiment-space-nutrition/ https://gulfbusiness.com/sultan-alneyadi-does-experiment-space-nutrition/#respond Wed, 02 Aug 2023 03:36:16 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=263136 The experiment investigates the psychological impact on astronauts growing, tending, and consuming fresh produce during long-duration space missions

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/sultan-alneyadi-does-experiment-space-nutrition/feed/ 0 An inside look at Nokia’s moon mission https://gulfbusiness.com/an-inside-look-at-nokias-moon-mission/ https://gulfbusiness.com/an-inside-look-at-nokias-moon-mission/#respond Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:17:50 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=263039 For the first time, Nokia is digging into the details of its lunar mission and explaining its reasons for voyaging to the Moon

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/an-inside-look-at-nokias-moon-mission/feed/ 0 Serco launches graduate space programme in Saudi Arabia https://gulfbusiness.com/serco-launches-graduate-space-programme/ https://gulfbusiness.com/serco-launches-graduate-space-programme/#respond Tue, 01 Aug 2023 08:02:53 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=262987 Positions will include a secondment in Europe to gain experience with international space programmes

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/serco-launches-graduate-space-programme/feed/ 0 Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi completes sleep experiment on ISS https://gulfbusiness.com/sultan-al-neyadi-completes-dreams-experiment/ https://gulfbusiness.com/sultan-al-neyadi-completes-dreams-experiment/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:25:46 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=261686 The outcomes of the experiment will add to the collection of hypnic and neuroscience data on the ISS

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/sultan-al-neyadi-completes-dreams-experiment/feed/ 0 Chandrayaan-3: India’s mission to moon; hopes to land rover on lunar surface https://gulfbusiness.com/chandrayaan-3-india-mission-to-moon-to-land-rover/ https://gulfbusiness.com/chandrayaan-3-india-mission-to-moon-to-land-rover/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:44:26 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=261424 Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to the failed attempt in 2019 which aims to demonstrate the country's capability in safely landing and roving the lunar surface

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/chandrayaan-3-india-mission-to-moon-to-land-rover/feed/ 0 Launch of LVM3-M4/CHANDRAYAAN-3 Mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota nonadult Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat to invest $100m in T4-NGS satellite programme https://gulfbusiness.com/yahsat-to-invest-100m-in-t4-ngs-satellite-programme/ https://gulfbusiness.com/yahsat-to-invest-100m-in-t4-ngs-satellite-programme/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:36:45 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=261089 The company seeks to boost its investments in the coming years to enhance its fleet, including the potential launch of two new satellites

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/yahsat-to-invest-100m-in-t4-ngs-satellite-programme/feed/ 0 UAE Space Agency invites private sector to join Emirates Mission to Asteroid Belt https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-space-agency-invites-private-sector/ https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-space-agency-invites-private-sector/#respond Wed, 14 Jun 2023 11:57:06 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=258268 This comes as a result of the agency's commitment to award at least 50 per cent of the overall contracted mission to private sector companies

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-space-agency-invites-private-sector/feed/ 0 Strata Manufacturing delivers MBZ-SAT satellite components to MBRSC https://gulfbusiness.com/strata-manufacturing-delivers-mbz-sat-satellite-component/ https://gulfbusiness.com/strata-manufacturing-delivers-mbz-sat-satellite-component/#respond Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:00:36 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=256478 This partnership showcases the technological advancement in locally manufacturing satellite components as the UAE builds a space industry

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