With Wednesday’s successful spacecraft launch – the company’s fifth operational crew launch for NASA to date, and eighth human spaceflight in just over two years – SpaceX has kept up a steady pace of its crewed missions
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Didymos asteroid
DART’s success in pinpointing and colliding with an asteroid gives hope to Earth
The first-ever mission of planetary defence system to deflect asteroids on collision course with Earth is successful as NASA slams 570kg spacecraft into Dimorphos
Emirates Mars Mission
UAE Hope probe discovers ‘patchy’ proton aurora around Mars
The ‘patchy’ proton aurora is formed when solar winds directly impact Mars’ dayside upper atmosphere and emits ultraviolet light as it slows down
Aerospace
NASA plans a re-try to lift off its giant moon rocket on Saturday
But prospects for success on Saturday appeared clouded by weather reports predicting just a 40 percent chance of favourable conditions that day
Aerospace
Emirati astronaut Al Neyadi putting in the hard yards at NASA before his demanding space trip
The UAE astronaut will spend six months at International Space Station as part of his Crew-6 flight, making him the first Arab in space for a full duration
Aerospace
South Korea’s first lunar mission to explore moon’s coldest, darkest areas
The space mission title ‘Danuri moon mission’, will study the moon’s magnetic field and its darkest craters
Artemis Accords
Saudi Arabia, US businesses sign 13 deals during Joe Biden visit
The business-to-business and government-to-business deals cover eight “promising sectors,” the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia said
Data analysis
UAE, US Mars missions finalise initiative to collaborate on observations from the Red Planet
The Emirates Mars Mission’s Hope Probe is studying the relationship between the upper layer and lower regions of the Red Planet’s atmosphere at different times of the day and through different seasons
Artemis I
NASA marks comeback of lunar explorations as mega-Moon SLS rocket heads to launch complex for Artemis I mission
The lunar mission – Artemis I – will be the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to build a long-term human presence on the moon for decades to come, NASA said.
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NASA contractor launches Abu Dhabi office as UAE builds space race reputation
ZIN Technologies sets up first international office in the UAE capital to support burgeoning space sector
aeronautical innovation
Video: How SpaceX beat Boeing in the race to launch NASA astronauts
The launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on May 30th marked the first time that NASA astronauts took off from US soil since 2011.
aeronautical innovation
Video: First aircraft to fly on another planet
This small helicopter is set to be the first aircraft to fly on another planet.
Aerospace
In pictures: SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts splashes down safely
The successful mission, carried out jointly by SpaceX and NASA, demonstrated that the United States has the capacity once more to send its astronauts to space and bring them back
Curiosity Rover
Video: How long does it take to get to Mars?
Why are there so many attempts to get to Mars at the moment?
Aerospace
Video: What is SpaceX and why is it working with Nasa?
What is SpaceX? How does it make money?
Astronauts
Video: Meet the astronauts set to make history in a SpaceX capsule
Veteran NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Doug Hurley speak with CNN Business about their upcoming test flight aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Aerospace
Video: The era of satellite-repairing robots is here
As orbit becomes more crowded with satellites, the risk of catastrophic collisions grows.