MBZ-SAT, which is fully developed and built by a team of Emirati engineers, is scheduled for launch no earlier than October 2024.
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
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.
The mission aims to study in-depth the effect of space flight simulated on Earth to support future long-duration space endeavours.
The project involves analogue astronauts – crew members who take part in simulated missions on Earth – to test the effects of space flight on the human mind...
The Earth-observation CubeSat project is being developed by HCT students under the expert guidance of MBRSC engineers.
Prior to joining the NASA Astronaut Candidate Class training programme, AlMatrooshi and AlMulla underwent extensive in-house training at MBRSC.