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WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates plans to double the size of its astronaut corps by early next year with the selection of two new astronauts from a pool of more than 4,000 applicants. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced May 10 that it received 4,305 applications from citizens of the UAE to become

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NileSat, an Egyptian satellite operator, has picked SpaceX to launch a new communications satellite in 2022. SpaceX and Nilesat signed a contract in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday (Jan. 21) for the launch of the hefty NileSat-301 geostationary communications satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX officials said in an announcement. The four-metric-ton satellite is built to last over 15

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Young girls need inspiring role models to motivate them following Hazza Al Mansouri’s successful mission More women should be encouraged to become astronauts following the UAE’s phenomenal success in the space sector last year, experts have said. Hazza Al Mansouri became the country’s first astronaut after his eight day mission to the International Space Station

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The UAE’s first two Emirati astronauts were handpicked from over 4,000 applicants in 2018. The names of two new astronauts from the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme will be announced in January 2021, officials have announced. Senior officials from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) were joined by the UAE’s first astronauts

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