By: Maryem Bouatlaoui / Arab America Contributing Writer Sultan al Neyadi, an Emirati astronaut landed safely on Earth on Monday, September 4th, 2023 from the longest Arab space mission in history. The mission began on March 2, 2023, lasting 185 days and 22 hours in space, orbiting the Earth 2,976 times and traveling 78.9 million … Continued
By: Drew Jackson / Arab America Contributing Writer An ambitious space tourism project could be coming to the UAE in as little as five years. Dubai is set to approve the construction and future operation of a “Moon Resort” licensed and designed by Canadian architectural firm Moon World Resorts Inc (MRW). The 5 billion USD … Continued
By: Claire Boyle/Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The whole world watched in amazement when NASA’s Perseverance Rover and its attached helicopter, Ingenuity, made its historic landing on Mars in February 2021. The Mars 2020 mission has been a project in the making for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), since 2013. Perhaps, a little-known … Continued
By: Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer You may have seen all the lists of beautiful and extraordinary pictures of the Arab world – but have you ever seen the Arab world from space? Check out these 14 photographs to get a taste of what it’s like to see the Arab world from thousands of miles … Continued
BY: Grace Friar/ Arab America contributing writer Astronomy is estimated to be one of the oldest established natural sciences in the world. Because humans have been studying the heavens with the naked eye before ever systematically studying and documenting the skies. Ancient civilizations have designed intricate calendars for farming and created stories to explain why … Continued
By: Pamela Dimitrova/Arab America Contributing Writer Do you ever gaze at the stars and wonder how it all began and whether there is life out there in space? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. For years countries have been competing with each other in space exploration and trying to come with the … Continued
The United Arab Emirates has selected its first two astronauts to go on a mission to the International Space Station, Dubai’s ruler said Monday. SOURCE: FRANCE 24 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum named the new astronauts as Hazza al-Mansouri, 34, and 37-year-old Sultan al-Neyadi. Writing on Twitter, he said the duo “raise the bar of … Continued
SOURCE: AFRICA NEWS Egyptian adventurer Omar Samra has returned from a lunar simulation mission focusing on researching human factors in space. On the 49th anniversary of the moon landing Samra, was chosen to be part of team SPECTRA, a team of five analogue astronauts who conducted 40 research projects over two weeks in complete isolation. … Continued
SOURCE: ABOUT HER BY: AMRITA SINGH We all know that the Earth is just one small planet amongst a plethora of galaxies and it has been said that exploring outer space holds the key to the secrets of the universe, and the Arab world wants in. The UAE have ambitious plans to build a city … Continued
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