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…