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Fancy a trip to Mars? Try your luckA non-profit foundation wants to recruit a man and a woman - possibly a married couple - for a bare-bones, 501-day journey to Mars and back that would start in less than five years, project organisers said. More… |
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Iran successfully launches monkey into spaceIran has successfully launched a live monkey into space, the Fars news agency reported on Monday, lauding it as an advance in a missile and space programme that has alarmed the West and Israel. There was no independent confirmatio More… |
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Emirates ready to buy more Airbus A380sConfirming growing demand for the world's largest airliner, a top executive of Emirates Airline said the company would be willing to buy another 40 Airbus A380 jets, but that the fast-growing Dubai airport where the airline is based is short More… |
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Top aviation summit opens in Abu DhabiThe inaugural Global Aerospace Summit opened in Abu Dhabi today (April 16) with more than 700 delegates from aerospace, aviation and space sectors. The two-day summit is being held at St Regis Hotel on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island. More… |
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Abu Dhabi plans 70,000 paid parking spacesAbu Dhabi will have more than 70,000 paid parking spaces, including premium and standard surface spaces, and multi-storey buildings, by the end of June, said a report. The parking charges will be Dh3 per hour for premium parking (curbstone More… |
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DubaiSat-2 to be launched end-2012The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST) revealed that DubaiSat-2, the UAE's second remote sensing satellite, is due to be launched into orbit by the end of 2012. 'The DubaiSat-2 project is in line wit More… |
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Yahsat’s 1st satellite placed in positionThe first satellite of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has arrived at its point of operations, 52.5 degrees east, roughly above the United Arab Emirates. In this operational position, satellite Y1A now looks down on a serv More… |
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Forum to host satellite navigation contestA competition seeking to uncover satellite navigation that uses technology in innovative ways will be hosted at an upcoming space and satellite forum in Abu Dhabi. The Global Space and Satellite Forum (GSSF) 2011, running from May 9 to 11 More… |
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Shuttle Discovery lands after final voyageThe space shuttle Discovery capped a successful construction mission with a smooth landing in Florida on Wednesday, ending a 27-year flying career for Nasa's most-traveled spaceship as the agency faces an uncertain future. Discovery comman More… |
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Iran invites Turkey into space programmeIran has invited Turkey to cooperate in work on the Islamic Republic's space programme, which aims to put a man in space by 2017, the Turkish newspaper Haberturk said on Saturday. Western countries which suspect Iran is trying to build More… |
