UAE

UAE Space Agency setup in 2014

UAE Astronaut Programme

The UAE plan to have their first Astronaut fly to the ISS aboard a Russian Soyuz-MS15 spacecraft on the 25th September. Dr Hazzaa Ali Almansoori will be the first Arab to fly to the ISS and will return to Earth on the 2nd October 2019.

The UAE will join the ranks of 18 countries that have sent people to the International Space Station (ISS)

UAE Space Agency and Virgin Galactic intend to plan for a SpaceShipTwo and carrier aircraft vehicle pair to be operated from the UAE.

Mars Hope Probe

The first Arab probe to Mars, the Hope Probe, will be launched next year between July 14 and August 3 from Japan and should reach Mars by February 2021

See also UAE Mars