The New Space Cowboys

The Space Race is back on, and a new cast of characters are rewriting the rules of space exploration and privatization.

Opinion, Industry 4.0, SpaceWisam AmidAugust 11, 2021space, space race, space exploration, UAE Space Programme, emirates mars mission, Hope Mars Mission, mars, moon

The New News from Space

With so much happening from the pandemic to the slow reopening of the global economy, you might have missed the flood of space news this month.

Opinion, Industry 4.0, SpaceWisam AmidApril 20, 2021UAE, space, NASA, space exploration, UAE Space Programme, moonshot, Moon Mission, Lunar Mission, Astronaut

Issue 71: What a Year It’s Been

Taking stock of the turbulent events of 2020.

BackstoryWisam AmidAugust 5, 2020UAE, Dubai, Remote Work, agile government, space, space exploration, UAE Space Programme, Hope Mars Mission, Data, data privacy, governance, big data, google, apple, facebook, amazon, coronavirus, covid-19

Issue 70: Big Tech in the Hot Seat

Leading technology companies have an antitrust problem.

BackstoryWisam AmidJuly 29, 2020UAE, Dubai, Remote Work, agile government, space, space exploration, UAE Space Programme, Hope Mars Mission, Data, data privacy, governance, big data, google, apple, facebook, amazon

Issue 4: Destiny in the Stars

Space exploration changes how we think about problems on Earth.

Backstory, Backstory Space, SpaceWisam AmidJuly 24, 2020UAE, Dubai, Hope Mars Mission, MBRSC, space exploration, Space, UAE Space Programme

Issue 69: The Impossible is Possible

The Hope probe carries our ambitions across the galaxy.

Backstory, SpaceWisam AmidJuly 22, 2020UAE, Dubai, Remote Work, agile government, e-residency, space, space exploration, UAE Space Programme, Hope Mars Mission

Issue 3: A Tradition of Innovation

The Hope Probe builds on the region’s history of scientific exploration.

Backstory, Backstory Space, SpaceWisam AmidJuly 17, 2020UAE, Dubai, Hope Mars Mission, MBRSC, space exploration, Space, UAE Space Programme

Issue 2: Reaching for the Stars

The journey of the Hope probe epitomizes the story of the UAE.

Backstory, Backstory Space, SpaceWisam AmidJuly 10, 2020UAE, Dubai, Hope Mars Mission, MBRSC, space exploration, Space, UAE Space Programme

Issue 1: Welcome to Space

Join us on an exploration of the final frontier.

Backstory, Backstory SpaceWisam AmidJuly 3, 2020UAE, Dubai, Hope Mars Mission, MBRSC, space exploration, Space, UAE Space Programme

Issue 27: You Should Get Paid for Your Data

A simple idea could transform the internet for the better.

BackstoryWisam AmidOctober 2, 2019ISS, space, space exploration, UAE Space Programme, technology, Blockchain, Estonia, e-residency, virtual license, AI, artificial intelligence, art, data, regulation, data privacy

Issue 26: Welcome to the Space Club

The UAE Space Agency’s greatest impact will be back on Earth.

Backstory, SpaceWisam AmidSeptember 25, 2019ISS, space, space exploration, UAE Space Programme, technology, Careem, RTA, Singapore, AI, Facebook, Quantum computing

The UAE in the Space: What it Means

Today the UAE officially joins the space club. But Hazza Al Mansouri’s ISS mission is just the beginning for the UAE — and the Arab world.

Opinion, Culture, SpaceWisam AmidSeptember 25, 2019ISS, space, space exploration, UAE Space Programme, MBRSC, UAE, knowledge economy

The UAE's Space Ambitions Are Not New

While space might be humanity’s final frontier, a mission to Mars, an astronaut program and plans for microgravity construction on Mars mark what seems like the beginning for the UAE.

Opinion, SpaceWisam AmidJuly 4, 2018UAE, UAE Space Programme, Knowledge economy, space, space exploration, technology, Arab youth, knowledge economy

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