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Dubai: All eyes are on the UAE Hope Probe’s crucial Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI), which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday. If successful, the UAE will become only the fifth country or entity in the world to reach Mars and the third country to achieve the feat on its first attempt. However, it will only be by September that the first set of data captured by Hope Probe of Martian atmosphere will be released to the science community and the public, Omran Ahmed Al Hammadi, Science Data Centre Lead Hope Probe, told Gulf News during a press briefing at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) over the weekend. ....
Dubai: The UAE’s first astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori and Sharjah-based professor Dr Nidhal Guessom were named among the top 100 global leaders in space exploration for 2021, according to Richtopia, a digital platform ranking achievements of leading figures in the world. Dr Guessom, the Sharjah-based Algerian astrophysicist, came on 65th place while AlMansoori, the first Emirati astronaut, was ranked 81. South African billionaire, industrial engineer and SpaceX founder Elon Musk topped the list. He was followed by renowned American astrophysicist and science author Neil deGrasse Tyson, while British astronaut Tim Peake and retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield grabbed the third and fourth places respectively. The list also includes pioneering American astronaut Buzz Aldrin Jessica Meir and Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic. ....
UAE Astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansouri, Algeria s Nidhal Guessom Among The Worldâs Top 100 Space Leaders Published December 21st, 2020 - 07:38 GMT UAEâs first astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansouri. (Shutterstock/ File Photo) Highlights Mansouri, the first Emirati to travel to space, shared the news on his Twitter page early Sunday, December 20. UAEâs first astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansouri and Sharjah-based Algerian astrophysicist Dr Nidhal Guessom were named among top 100 leaders in space exploration for 2021. Al Mansouriâs and Dr Guessoumâs contributions were recognised in a new list published by Richtopia, a digital platform ranking the achievements of leading global figures. Mansouri, the first Emirati to travel to space, shared the news on his Twitter page early Sunday, December 20. ....