Presumably they are going to use someone else's launcher rather than develop their own? Wonder who would be interested in the business?
Well by the looks of it it's a falcon with 3 boosters and a Orion.
Quote from: Lar on 07/16/2014 05:12 pmPresumably they are going to use someone else's launcher rather than develop their own? Wonder who would be interested in the business?Presumably so. I think that is the hope of many who might be selling.Would they want their own launch facility? May have a suitable spots on the Gulf of Oman coast.Isn't it the hope of companies such as Bigelow, that wealthy countries like the UAE will come to them for services? If a mission to Mars is about proving something (national/regional prestige?), does paying for someone else's rocket, at someone else's launch pad, to maybe one day go to someone else's station,... really that prestigious? I guess I'm hoping the answer is yes?
Definitely looks like a F9, has the legs and 9 engines, but 3 boosters!!. We maybe looking at a 70t FSH ( super heavy).
They will be struggling to send anything to Mars by 2021 if UAE are planning to develop their own LV from scratch. I'm picking they will use somebody else's LV and develop the payload themselves.If it is somebody else's LV then the video indicates SpaceX but 3 boosters!!.
Would be nice to see billions flowing to space exploration as opposed to silly sand islands that keep sinking!
Would the East coast of the UAE be a good place for a facility? Is India far enough away at the right angle?
Another article on the topic:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/uae-plans-unmanned-mars-mission-by-2021-with-new-space-agency/article19629892/
Quote from: Eric Hedman on 07/21/2014 02:39 amAnother article on the topic:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/uae-plans-unmanned-mars-mission-by-2021-with-new-space-agency/article19629892/That link give me a 404 not found page. Could find nothing with a site search either.
Quote from: TrevorMonty on 07/20/2014 12:56 amThey will be struggling to send anything to Mars by 2021 if UAE are planning to develop their own LV from scratch. I'm picking they will use somebody else's LV and develop the payload themselves.If it is somebody else's LV then the video indicates SpaceX but 3 boosters!!.That 3 booster thing HAS to be notional, someone playing with KSP too much. May or may not be SpaceX, who knows but ITAR says it would be hard.
After success of India’s Mars mission at a budget of Rs 450 crore, the Unites Arab Emirates (UAE) has now approached Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for launch its own mission to red planet in 2020, the government said Monday.
Without naming any agency, he said at least one Gulf country wants to kick-start its space activities by launching a Mars mission with ISRO’s help. A few other Asian nations are also sharpening their space plans, purely egged on by the MOM effect.
QuoteWithout naming any agency, he said at least one Gulf country wants to kick-start its space activities by launching a Mars mission with ISRO’s help. A few other Asian nations are also sharpening their space plans, purely egged on by the MOM effect.http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/mom-turns-one-spurs-asian-wannabes/article7684119.ece
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Space Agency has made an official visit to the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) to discuss opportunities of cooperation between the two organisations.The UAE delegation was led by Dr Khalifa Al Rumaithi, chairman of the agency, and included Dr Mohammad Al Ahbabi, director-general of the agency, and a number of senior officials of the agency. They met a number of Isro engineers and officials.The delegation learnt about the Indian space sector and the different programmes that Isro has led within space exploration. They also looked at India’s satellite launching capabilities.The visit also involved a tour of the Satellite Assembly and Testing Centre for Isro, where the final tests are made to satellites before they are launched. This was followed by a visit to the Control and Information Centre for the Indian Mars probe project, which was launched in 2013 and began to orbit Mars last year.The delegation was briefed on the quality and type of information received at the centres and the methods of collecting and distributing this information to other science and research bodies.Al Rumaithi said: “The UAE and India have deep bonds and connections that span across political, economic, commercial and cultural historic roots. Working together within the space sector will only strengthen these connections and bring benefits to the UAE that include knowledge transfer and human capital development.”
Quote from: abhishek on 09/24/2015 05:22 amQuoteWithout naming any agency, he said at least one Gulf country wants to kick-start its space activities by launching a Mars mission with ISRO’s help. A few other Asian nations are also sharpening their space plans, purely egged on by the MOM effect.http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/mom-turns-one-spurs-asian-wannabes/article7684119.eceLooks like there might be significant financial rewards for Indian from Mars Orbiter Mission.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34790041
Isro will be signing a deal on Thursday with its counterpart in the United Arab Emirates to launch Arab world’s first ever mission to Mars.The MoU between Isro and UAE space agency is among several that would be signed during the visit of Emirates’ de-facto ruler and crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to New Delhi.
Now that's not unusual or unprecedented. A number of other countries (like Italy) started out that way.
A UAE delegation visited (last week) Japan to discuss cooperation in the field of space exploration as well as possible use of Japanese launch vehicle to launch the UAE Mars spacecraft.
ADELAIDE, Australia — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to establish its own astronaut corps in the next year, seeking to fly its citizens into space on other nations’ vehicles starting in the early 2020s.In a panel discussion at the 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) here Sept. 28, officials with the country’s new space agency said that the country sought to develop a “sustainable” human spaceflight program with scientific applications, rather than simply the prestige of flying humans in space.“This is an initiative from the UAE government to have a sustainable human spaceflight program,” said Salem Humaid Al Marri, assistant director general at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre. “When we talk about sustainable, that means that we are not looking at launching an astronaut for a week or launching a tourist flight, but we’re looking at a program that is based on science.”
Al Marri said later that the government will formally request applications from astronauts by the end of this year or the first quarter of 2018. He didn’t disclose what criteria the space agency had developed for its astronaut program.That will be followed by a selection process that he estimated will last from six to ten months before choosing between four and six astronauts. “Probably towards the lower end,” he said of that range of four to six, “because obviously all of the astronauts that we train we would also look to fly them at some point.”The first of those astronauts would fly by the end of 2021, the 50th anniversary of the founding of the UAE. “We have not decided on who will be flying us yet,” he said. “We do envisage that we partner up with all of the major space agencies, somehow and in some structure.”
DUBAI, 6th June, 2018 (WAM) -- The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced that 95 out of the 4,022 applicants have been shortlisted for the UAE Astronaut Programme, part of the UAE National Space Programme. It aims to train and prepare a team of Emiratis to be sent to space for various scientific missions. The programme was announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in April 2017.The shortlisted applicants are 75 males and 20 females of ages between 23 to 48 years, from across the UAE. The list includes 64 candidates under the age of 35 and 31 candidates over 35 years of age. They hail from diversified educational and vocational backgrounds including civil aviation, air force, medicine, STEM and education.[...]The finalists will undergo an intensive training programme, consisting of several stages according to the highest international standards. It will start with the basic training stage, during which candidates will learn about the objectives and plans of the programme and learn the basics of scientific disciplines, including space engineering and space science. Candidates will also have to learn Russian and train in space science and research. They will then move on to advanced and intensive training, during which participants will learn about the maintenance and management of loads, as well as a range of skills including robotics, navigation, medical aid and resource management. Upon completion of this stage, the astronaut will be eligible to participate in missions to the ISS. The first Emirati astronaut will be sent to space in the coming years, and the rest of the team will follow to ISS.