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The United Arab Emirates unveils plans for first Arab mission to Mars, designed to inspire young Arab scientists and bring hope to region rife with conflict and despair. Mana Rabiee reports.
US NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and Russian Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, members of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 70-71 main crew, bid farewell to their relatives and visitors gathered ahead of the launch from the Russian leased Baikonur facility, in Kazakhstan. IMAGES
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and her UAE counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan sign economic agreements between the two countries. IMAGES
The first all-civilian crew to be sent into Earth's orbit enters the Dragon Crew capsule atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which is launching from NASA's Kennedy Center in Florida. Chris Sembroski, Dr Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux ride Tesla vehicles to the launch pad and take in the view before getting strapped into the capsule. IMAGES
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Sep 13 (EFE / EPA).- The United Arab Emirates on Monday donated food and medical supplies to Afghanistan, which were received at the international airport in the city of Kandahar.Afghanistan is experiencing a major humanitarian crisis after the Taliban seized power on August 15, causing the migration of millions of Afghans.FOOTAGE OF THE ARRIVAL OF SUPPLIES AND AID FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN.
Jiuquan, Jun 16(EFE/EPA).- China will put three astronauts into orbit Thursday on its first manned space mission since 2016 to participate in the fine-tuning work of the Tiangong space station, the country’s space agency told state news.The launch of the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft will take place from the Jiuquan satellite launch center in northwest China at 09:22 local time (01:22 GMT) on Thursday, state news Xinhua reported Wednesday.The spacecraft will put astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo into orbit to "verify the main technologies to build and operate the Tiangong station," said Ji Qiming, deputy director of the agency. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY). B-ROLL OF THE LAUNCH SITE FOR THE LONG MARCH-2F CARRIER ROCKET, CARRYING THE SHENZHOU-12, THE DAY BEFORE LAUNCHING, AT THE JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, GANSU PROVINCE, CHINA.