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  • Saudi Space Commission announces launch of Saudi Space Accelerator Program

    Saudi Space Commission announces the launch of its Saudi Space Accelerator Program in line with the Kingdom's vision of becoming a global hub of innovation by 2030. The program seeks to enhance the national Space sector through the development of its infrastructure and enabling local entrepreneurs and businesses to advance innovative Space solutions. The Program addresses the current state in the Kingdom's Space sector and proposes proactive Space solutions. Through the implementation of this program, the commission will ignite the local ecosystem and determine its maturity level, and to ensure that the sector remains viable for years to come, by providing an established business environment for growth and innovation for entrepreneurs to thrive in – overall improving the effectiveness of the commission's future programs and initiatives over the long-run.

  • Saudi Arabia in talks to open military airspace

    "There are multiple projects ongoing to redesign the air capacity and air corridors. We are trying to resolve restrictions as well as applying the latest technologies and radar information systems to shorten the trip time, open new corridors, and increase capacity. We will announce the outcome once it's completed," GACA Vice-President (Strategy and Business Intelligence) Mohammed Alkhuraisi said.

  • US pushes Oman to follow Saudi Arabia in allowing Israeli flights to use airspace

    Middle East diplomats say progress made in effort; Riyadh’s decision has proven largely symbolic, as flights to the Far East also need Omani airspace to cut time

  • Saudi Arabia’s Communications, Space and Technology Commission Welcomes E-Space to Enter the Saudi Market

    E-Space, a global space company focused on bridging Earth and space with the world's most sustainable low Earth orbit (LEO) network, today announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) has now listed E-Space in their new Satellite Registry to land communications traffic in the Kingdom. This is a critical step that will allow E-Space to deliver its innovative, space-based, smart internet of things (Smart-IoT) solutions in a key economy in the Middle East

  • Saudi Govt Approves Establishment of Higher Council of Space Headed by Crown Prince Mohammed

    The Saudi government approved on Tuesday the establishment of the Higher Council of Space that will be headed by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Riyadh. The government also approved an amendment to the name of the Communications and Information Technology Commission, changing it to the Communications, Space and Technology Commission.

  • Incredible footage of Dubai from the International Space Station

    The International Space Station (ISS) is in low earth orbit, approximately at 408km orbit height from Earth. The section of the earth visible by the ISS at a given time is around 2000 miles. The space station orbits earth every 90 minutes.

  • Axiom’s Next Trip to ISS Will Carry First Saudi Woman in Space

    Axiom Space is the first company to take advantage of NASA’s commercial spaceflight participant program, which was set up in 2019. Axiom handles the logistics for its crewed missions, including the arrangements for training, launch and recovery, with reimbursement to NASA for the space agency’s expenses. The customers for Ax-1 were said to have paid $55 million each for their ride.

  • Saudi mission on SpaceX capsule to include first female Arab astronaut

    Axiom Space says the unidentified woman will be accompanied by another Saudi and two Americans as part of US company's second private mission to the space station.

  • Saudi Arabia Buys Two Tickets to ISS Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9

    Saudi Arabia has reportedly signed a deal with private space company Axiom Space to fly two of its astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the second privately funded trip to the orbital lab. The two Saudi astronauts will fly aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, becoming the first Gulf country to ride on board a private spacecraft, sources told Reuters. The sources added that the deal between Saudi Arabia and Axiom was signed privately earlier this year.

  • Saudi Arabia buys pair of SpaceX astronaut seats from Axiom

    Saudi Arabia is planning to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a space capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, becoming the latest Gulf nation to strengthen ties with private U.S. space companies, according to three people familiar with the arrangement. The sources, speaking anonymously to discuss the mission’s crew before its formal announcement, said the deal was signed privately earlier this year with Houston’s Axiom Space, which arranges and manages private missions to space on U.S. spacecraft for researchers and tourists.