Retrieved asteroid samples from Australia’s remote outback may reveal more about the solar system’s formation and the origins of water. Discover more: uk.reuters.com/article/uk-spa… #GlobalSpace #solarsystem #JAXA #Hayabusa2

.NASA has released a best practices handbook to help improve #spacesafety. The comprehensive document features recommendation guidelines for coordinating in-orbit activity in a safe and responsible manner. Browse the full handbook: nasa.gov/press-release/… #GlobalSpace #NASA

#Dubai receives first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccines transported from Brussles to Dubai on @Emirates SkyCargo flight. The shipment was offloaded and cleared on priority basis on arrival at Emirates’ dedicated SkyPharma facility.

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation #CASC announced this week that they are targeting 40 space launches in 2021. #China launched 39 times last year, continuing their accelerated launch rate of the past few years. #GlobalSpaceCongress #GlobalSpace #SpaceLaunch

The ULA CEO Tory Bruno posted this picture of the Blue Origin BE4 engines being installed on a #VulcanCentaur in preparation for its launch in late 2021 to take Astrobotic Peregrine #CLPS to the #Moon. #GlobalSpace #GSC2021 #GlobalSpaceCongress

Another 2021 success story for the #space industry as Virgin Orbit becomes the 3rd company to join the “#NewSpace” trailblazers with their #LauncherOne rocket. The delivered payload - nine. #NASA #ELaNaproject #VirginOrbit #CubeSAT edition.cnn.com/2021/01/17/tec…

Discover what Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, Chair of the وكالة الإمارات للفضاء is most looking forward to this year from #Mars missions to sustainability. #GlobalSpaceCongress #GSC21 skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions…

The team at SpaceX set a new #worldrecord this week for the number of satellites sent to space on a single rocket. The 143 payloads from numerous companies beat the previous record of 104 #satellites set by the ISRO in 2017. #GlobalSpaceCongress #GSC21 #SpaceX #Falcon9

Physicist Dr Fatima Ebrahimi who works for PPPL has proposed a new type of #rocket thruster that exploits the mechanism behind #solarflares. If the prototype works, it could generate thrust 10 times faster than current models and take humans to #Mars. #GSC21

The world’s 1st all-civilian mission to #space has been announced by SpaceX and will begin a new chapter in commercial exploration. #Inspiration4 will be commanded by entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and he invites the public to join him through numerous competitions. #GSC21 #SpaceX

Tomorrow the 1st Arab interplanetary mission will make its arrival to #MARS. Days Since Launch: 203 Distance Travelled: 479,050,883KM Distance Remaining: 1,441,517KM Speed of #HopeProbe 77,771 KM/HR Follow Hope Mars Mission & tune in live tomorrow emiratesmarsmission.ae/live/

Congratulations to the Hope Mars Mission, the MBR Space Centre and the وكالة الإمارات للفضاء on the incredible achievement of the successful deployment of the #HopeProbe in the #MARS atmosphere. We are excited for the scientific discoveries this mission will bring! #EmiratesMarsMission

Congratulations to China's #Tianwen1 team on the safe deployment of their spacecraft in #Mars orbit! The next phase of this mission will happen in May when they will attempt to land their rover on the planet’s surface. #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #GlobalSpaceCongress #GSC21

Congratulations to the ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover team on the successful landing of the #Perseverance Rover on #Mars! The robot will now spend the next two years drilling into local rocks looking for evidence that Mars had life on its surface. #NASA #Space #NASAMars #GlobalSpaceCongress

We are still in awe of the Hope Mars Mission's first image of #Mars. It was such a defining moment in #UAE history and shows that with a clear directive and hard work, the most ambitious missions are possible. We’re excited to see what new discoveries the #HopeProbe will bring.

🎉Today we are celebrating the invaluable work women have done to advance the #aerospace industry. 🎉 In particular, HE Sarah Al Amiri who has helped launch the Arab world into the global #spacerace and lead the #EmiratesMarsMission team. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD

H.E. Sarah Al Amiri, Chairwoman of the وكالة الإمارات للفضاء told the #WorldGovSummit that the US model where the private sector supports #spaceexploration could be replicated in the #UAE creating more job opportunities in the region. …lnews-gscgscgsccom.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.thenat… #GlobalSpace #GSC

.Virgin Galactic has unveiled VSS Imagine, the first “SpaceShip III” in its growing fleet. The craft has a mirror-like exterior that will reflect its surroundings, meaning its colour will shift constantly as the ship makes its journey from Earth to sky and then on to #space.

🛰️“Hearing its heartbeat for the first time was incredible” Meet the young minds behind Tunisia's satellite success story thenationalnews.com/mena/meet-the-…

Congratulations to Salem Al Marri on his appointment to new chief of MBR Space Centre and the signing with CNES to strengthen UAE and French lunar exploration programmes. We look forward to supporting these projects in years to come. #GlobalSpace View: bit.ly/3rEpVBR