Month: April 2023

Interview with Rand Simberg: Advocating for Space Commercialization and Development

Interview with Rand Simberg: Advocating for Space Commercialization and Development

UAE’s Rashid Rover Set to Land on the Moon: A Historic Milestone for Arab Space Exploration

UAE’s Rashid Rover Set to Land on the Moon: A Historic Milestone for Arab Space Exploration

UAE President announces $817m fund to boost space sector with an advanced satellite project

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed has announced an $817 million investment and development fund for the space sector, called The National Space Fund. The fund’s first project, named Sirb after the Arabic term for a flock of birds, will launch…

Saudi Arabia Launches Space Entrepreneurship Alliance to Bolster Space Technology Ecosystem

Saudi Arabia has launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening its space technology ecosystem and establishing its presence in the global space race. With a $2.1 billion investment in the sector, the Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST) has established…

Rayyanah Barnawi set to become the first woman astronaut from Saudi Arabia

The crew of the Ax-2 mission. From left to right, Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner, Ali Alqarni, Rayyanah Barnawi. Source: Axiom Space

12 SpaceTech companies in the KSA and UAE

The SpaceTech industry in the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been rapidly expanding in recent years. Both countries have made significant investments in space technology, with a particular focus on satellite communications and Earth observation….