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
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Satellites launched by the UAE
Exploring the Future: A Look at the Recent Satellites Launched by KSA
Satellites launched by the KSA
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…