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Special Last year was a remarkable year for space travel, but 2022 will primarily be the year of the moon, with governments and private companies working in partnership to make their ambitions a reality. (Shutterstock) photos

Competing missions, soaring satellite traffic call for a rules-based space order

  • UN chief has called for an urgent dialogue about the terms guarding human involvement in outer space
  • With governments and private companies working in partnership, 2022 will primarily be the year of the moon
By Arab News ·
NASA pushes back time frame for human moon mission to 2025

NASA pushes back time frame for human moon mission to 2025

By Reuters ·
International Space Station astronauts return to earth in SpaceX craft video

International Space Station astronauts return to earth in SpaceX craft

By AFP ·
Omran Sharaf, project manager of the Emirates Mars Mission. (Supplied)

UAE Mars mission project manager heralds age of ‘space collaboration’

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After a seven-month journey, NASA's Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on February 18, 2021. (AFP/NASA/JPL/Illustration)

NASA confirms Perseverance rover has landed on Mars

By AFP ·
Virgin Galactic unveils supersonic jet design

Virgin Galactic unveils supersonic jet design

By Arab News ·
Special Emirates Mars Mission poised to fulfil Arab hopes and aspirations

Emirates Mars Mission poised to fulfil Arab hopes and aspirations

By Jumana Khamis ·
Branson says Virgin Galactic to launch space flight ‘within weeks’

Branson says Virgin Galactic to launch space flight ‘within weeks’

By AFP ·
Stephen Hawking set to fly to space aboard Virgin Galactic

Stephen Hawking set to fly to space aboard Virgin Galactic

By Arab News ·

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