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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….

KSA as a neutral hub for space activity

SpaceTech is one of the first sectors that comes to mind when we think of advanced technology and the trajectory of human progress. Saudi Arabia realised its potential in this area in a very timely fashion and found something to…

Space tech gives Gulf nations a launchpad for local talent

Saudi Arabia aims to emulate UAE’s success In 1985, Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, a former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot, became the first Arab to go into space, flying aboard a US Space Shuttle mission as a payload…

Resource-pooling key for GCC to make headway in the commercial satellite sector

A Joint GCC Space Agency would enable R&D consolidation, cost sharing, independence from the global space community, and creation of a SpaceTech fund and accelerator Outer space will eventually be governed by the same geopolitical policies that exist here on…

Gulf nations will benefit from a combined race to space initiatives

So much more can be attained by pooling resources, tech and the talent Saudi Arabia’s interest in space has grown significantly thanks to the King Abdulaziz City for Sciences and Technology (KACST) and the Saudi Space Commission (SSC). As the…

As UAE’s space sector grows in stature, SpaceTech fund and accelerator are natural next steps

SpaceTech companies are among the 16 startups chosen as part of the 2021 cohort of Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem The UAE has been making concerted efforts to secure a front-row seat in the global Space Race. The nation…