space exploration
Egyptian Space Agency devises 4-year project to train new astronauts
Science
February 24, 2021
Egyptian Space Agency devises 4-year project to train new astronauts
The Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA)’s CEO Mohamed el-Koosy said on Tuesday that a 4-year project to train Egyptian astronauts has…
Turkey aims to reach moon in 2023, Erdogan says
Middle East
February 10, 2021
Turkey aims to reach moon in 2023, Erdogan says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey aims to achieve first contact with the moon as part of its national space program in…
UAE women scientists lead Arab world’s first space mission to Mars
Middle East
February 10, 2021
UAE women scientists lead Arab world’s first space mission to Mars
The first mission to Mars launched by the United Arab Emirates is set to enter the planet’s orbit on Tuesday following a seven-month,…
Arab spacecraft closes in on Mars on historic flight
Middle East
February 9, 2021
Arab spacecraft closes in on Mars on historic flight
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates was set to swing into orbit around…
Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
World
December 17, 2020
Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth on Thursday with the first fresh rock samples from the…
SpaceX launches Starship on highest test flight, crash-lands
World
December 10, 2020
SpaceX launches Starship on highest test flight, crash-lands
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a…
United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024
Middle East
September 29, 2020
United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A top official in the United Arab Emirates said Tuesday his country plans to…
China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
World
July 23, 2020
China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
BEIJING (AP) — China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the…
UAE’s Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st
Middle East
July 20, 2020
UAE’s Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st
TOKYO (AP) — A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch center Monday at the…
UAE Mars mission liftoff on Japan rocket reset for Monday
Middle East
July 17, 2020
UAE Mars mission liftoff on Japan rocket reset for Monday
TOKYO (AP) — The liftoff of a United Arab Emirates’ Mars orbiter, postponed due to bad weather at the launch…