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Al Etihad
19-05-2025
- Science
- Al Etihad
UAE Space Agency invests in local startups and space missions – from Mars to Asteroid Belt
20 May 2025 00:26 SARA ALZAABI (ABU DHABI) Speaking to Aletihad on the sidelines of the Make it in the Emirates Forum (MITE) 2025, Dr. Noora Alsaeed, research scientist at the UAE Space Agency, and currently a science project investigator for the Emirates Mars Mission and a co-investigator on the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, highlighted the growing role of Emirati-led innovation and talent development across the national space ecosystem. "We have a booth here at Make it in the Emirates to showcase the projects supported through the space economic zones," she explained."They are all UAE-based startups with the vision to apply their technologies to space; whether they are using space data, offering services for the space sector, or building something destined to go into orbit."These startups, as Dr. Alsaeed mentioned, are being provided with a platform by the Space Agency, which connects them to local and international events and projects."We support them, but we also have our own flagship missions like the Emirates Mars Mission, which continues to be a key focus."Dr. Alsaeed elaborated on the ambitious Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, set for launch in 2028 with a seven-year exploration phase that will study seven main belt asteroids."It is a very complex mission. We passed our Critical Design Review (CDR) in February. Alhamdulillah, we are on track for the 2028 launch," Dr. she added."It is an opportunity to train Emiratis to lead in space: from spacecraft systems engineering and manufacturing to science leadership and mission operations."Dr. Alsaeed noted that these missions are essential to national capacity building."What is beautiful about these missions is that they train Emiratis to lead interplanetary projects; something that is far more complex than satellite operations."She cited some of the ongoing Earth-orbiting missions like the Satellite 813; a hyperspectral mission being constructed by the UAE in partnership with 7 Arab countries, with an Emirati as the principal investigator at UAE-based National Space Science and Technology Centre (NSSTC) in Al Ain."It is exciting to see such regional collaboration, and many of the partners involved are here at the forum showcasing their work."She added: "Capability development is one of our primary goals. We have a dedicated unit at the Space Agency that focuses on building Emirati talent and supporting UAE-based companies. "The space sector is multidisciplinary; when you develop one person in this field, you're also developing skills in AI, mechanical engineering, computer science, satellite imagery and more."Looking to the future, Dr. Alsaeed added that the next major step for enhancing national expertise will be the upcoming Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt."This is designed to be a mission where Emiratis lead; whether it is engineers, scientists, or UAE-based companies like TII (Technology Innovation Institute), which is developing the lander," she said. "The aim is to build local capability and integrate Emiratis into all aspects of space exploration." Make it in the Emirates Continue full coverage
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Science
- BBC News
PUNCH mission: Nasa snaps a picture of a rainbow in space
Nasa has released a picture of a rainbow in space!The image was created by putting together photos taken by three instruments from their newly-launched PUNCH mission. It's the first rainbow-coloured view of the sky to be taken by the US space expedition is hoping to reveal new details about how the Sun's corona moves through the solar system as the solar wind. What's happened? PUNCH is the first mission designed to measure the corona and solar wind in 3D, by studying the direction light travels. Last month, a camera on board one of the four satellites which make up PUNCH took three images in succession to create the multi-coloured view. The image shows the faint glow from dust orbiting the Sun. The different colours represent the different strengths and directions of light and the finished picture gives scientists new information on the movement of solar to Nasa, these early images also help the mission team confirm that PUNCH's cameras are working properly. What is Nasa's PUNCH mission? Nasa's Punch mission is made up four small satellites which are in low Earth orbit, observing the Sun and its to the US Space Agency, the plan is for them to make a global 3D picture of the entire inner heliosphere - that's the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by the Sun which surrounds the planets and the Kuiper doing this, Nasa hope to find out more about how the Sun's outermost layer of its atmosphere - called the corona - becomes the solar mission was launched in March 2025 and is expected to last around two years.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Indian space agency's satellite mission fails due to technical issue
The Indian space agency's mission to launch into orbit a new Earth observation satellite failed after the launch vehicle encountered a technical issue during the third stage of flight, officials said. The EOS-09 Earth observation satellite took off on board the PSLV-C61 launch vehicle from the Sriharikota space centre in southern India on Sunday morning. 'During the third stage … there was a fall in the chamber pressure of the motor case, and the mission could not be accomplished,' said V Narayanan, chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Active in space research since the 1960s, India has launched satellites for itself and other countries, and successfully put one in orbit around Mars in 2014. After a failed attempt to land on the moon in 2019, India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole in 2023 in a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold reserves of frozen water. The mission was dubbed a technological triumph for the world's most populous nation.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Indian space agency's satellite mission fails due to technical issue in launch vehicle
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian space agency's mission to launch into orbit a new Earth observation satellite failed after the launch vehicle encountered a technical issue during the third stage of flight, officials said Sunday. The EOS-09 Earth observation satellite took off on board the PSLV-C61 launch vehicle from the Sriharikota space center in southern India on Sunday morning. 'During the third stage ... there was a fall in the chamber pressure of the motor case, and the mission could not be accomplished,' said V. Narayanan, chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Active in space research since the 1960s, India has launched satellites for itself and other countries, and successfully put one in orbit around Mars in 2014. After a failed attempt to land on the moon in 2019, India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole in 2023 in a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold reserves of frozen water. The mission was dubbed as a technological triumph for the world's most populous nation.
Washington Post
18-05-2025
- Science
- Washington Post
Indian space agency's satellite mission fails due to technical issue in launch vehicle
NEW DELHI — The Indian space agency's mission to launch into orbit a new Earth observation satellite failed after the launch vehicle encountered a technical issue during the third stage of flight, officials said Sunday. The EOS-09 Earth observation satellite took off on board the PSLV-C61 launch vehicle from the Sriharikota space center in southern India on Sunday morning.
