MBZ-SAT, which is fully developed and built by a team of Emirati engineers, is scheduled for launch no earlier than October 2024.
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The meeting will also serve as a collaborative platform to announce new research and educational opportunities in the field.
Following its launch, MBZ-Sat will be operated and monitored from the Mission Control Centre at MBRSC.
Their training encompassed a wide array of critical skills, including spacewalking, robotics, space station systems, T-38 jet proficiency, and Russian language.
The event also saw the participation of astronauts Hazzaa AlMansoori, Astronauts Office Manager, MBRSC; Nora AlMatrooshi, and Mohammad AlMulla.
MBRSC will take part in the Human Exploration Research Analogue project by sending an Emirati crew to live in a habitat in Houston.
The airlock under development is an airtight room used to exit and enter the space station, which is due to be built by 2028.
The programme was spearheaded by project leaders and team members hailing from diverse project and mission teams within MBRSC.
Abstract submission is now open for the 43rd International Society for Gravitational Physiology Meeting, which will be hosted in the UAE from May 26-31, 2024.
Dubai Municipality and MBRSC will provide the Dubai Space Laboratory with the latest technologies and devices in accordance with international best practices...
