space exploration
Iran launches military satellite amid tensions with US
Middle East
April 22, 2020
Iran launches military satellite amid tensions with US
After months of failed attempts, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has claimed to have launched a military satellite into space. The move…
Egypt’s ‘Space Day’ to be held on February 16
Science
February 11, 2020
Egypt’s ‘Space Day’ to be held on February 16
The Egyptian Space Agency is set to host “Space Day”on February 16, an open event aiming to inform the public…
Record-breaking US astronaut returns to Earth
World
February 6, 2020
Record-breaking US astronaut returns to Earth
NASA’s Christina Koch returned to Earth safely Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts after almost a year…
Egypt plans to send its first astronaut to space
Egypt
December 26, 2019
Egypt plans to send its first astronaut to space
The first-ever competition to send an Egyptian astronaut to space is set to begin in January 2020, according to a…
Mars on Earth: Simulation tests in remote desert of Oman
Middle East
February 8, 2018
Mars on Earth: Simulation tests in remote desert of Oman
Dressed in stark white spacesuits against the backdrop of a desolate, auburn terrain of stony plains and sand dunes, two…
Egypt to become third country to have space station
Egypt
December 26, 2017
Egypt to become third country to have space station
Parliament finalized on Monday the approval of a law to construct an Egyptian space station, reported Al-Masry Al- Youm, in…
Sisi to relaunch Egypt’s space agency: NARSS official
Egypt
August 1, 2016
Sisi to relaunch Egypt’s space agency: NARSS official
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seeking to relaunch the Egyptian space agency project that stumbled in the 1960s, according to Alaa…