مركز محمد بن راشد للفضاء
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), established in 2015, is a Dubai government organization spearheading the UAE's space program. MBRSC is responsible for projects like the Emirates Mars Mission (Hope Probe), the Emirates Lunar Mission (Rashid Rover), and the UAE Astronaut Programme, as well as developing Earth observation satellites like KhalifaSat and MBZ-SAT. It actively collaborates with international partners such as NASA, ESA, and Thales Alenia Space on missions and technology development, with a focus on fostering scientific innovation and inspiring future generations in STEM fields. MBRSC provides services such as satellite imagery, data analysis, and ground station support.
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ESA, JAXA, CSA, and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre contribute to Gateway under Memoranda of Understanding with NASA.
The international Gateway partner network includes ESA, JAXA, CSA, and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre reaffirmed its engagement with the Artemis program and its partnership with NASA after NASA's lunar announcements.
The report recommends that Kazakhstan seek partnerships with Germany’s DLR Institute of Space Systems, UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), and Japan’s JAXA Tsukuba Space Center.
The UAE's Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre signed a pact with Kongsberg NanoAvionics to launch five nanosatellites.
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre successfully launched PHI-1, the first modular satellite platform developed under the Payload Hosting Initiative, in partnership with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs on November 30, 2025.
Madari Space plans to launch a pilot orbital data center system into Low Earth Orbit in 2026 in collaboration with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.
The rover is being prepared in collaboration with Firefly Aerospace following tests conducted by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).
Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center to design and develop the Emirates Airlock module.
The partnership between the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre aims to enhance maritime operations through satellite technologies.
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre released first images captured by MBZ-SAT and Etihad-SAT during World Space Week 2025.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Colombia's Corporación Autónoma Regional de Cundinamarca and the Colombian Space Agency.
Representatives from the Middle East at WSBW 2025 include Ali Hashem Al Hashemi, CEO of Space Services at Space42, and Salem Humaid Al Marri, Director General of Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.
Madari Space is working closely with Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre and the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs for its first mission planned in the third quarter of 2026.
On 2024-01-07, NASA and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre agreed that the United Arab Emirates would contribute the Crew and Science Airlock for the lunar Gateway.
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) will provide the Crew and Science Airlock module for the Gateway Space Station under an agreement with NASA.
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre signed an agreement with China in 2022 to fly a small rover on a future Chinese lunar lander mission.
The UAE’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) signed an agreement with China in September 2022 to fly a small rover on the Chang’e-7 lunar south pole mission scheduled for 2026.
OQ Technology is partnering with the United Arab Emirates’ Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre on the development of a 12U modular satellite platform called PHI-Demo.
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre contracted Kongsberg Satellite Services to provide direct communication between the Moon and Earth.