Virgin Galactic has signed a contract with the US-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to fly scientists into space to conduct microgravity, biology, climate and astronomy research.

Two Emirati staff of Abu Dhabi airline Etihad are being sent out in the cold - but it is all in a good cause.

Mubadala space subsidiary Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat), has signed agreements with Astrium and Boeing to provide secure satellite communications capability for various aeronautical platforms.

Esterline CMC Electronics' second-generation SureSight CMA-2600 I-Series Integrated Sensor System is now approved for use as an Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) on the Dassault Falcon 7X.

US technology company Rockwell Collins revealed at IDEX today that it will open new Middle East offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The huge potential for opportunities by private and public sector investors that exist in the commercial space and satellite industry is to be the key issue at the third annual Global Space & Satellite Forum (GSSF), which takes place in Abu Dhabi on 9-11 May.

The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has signed a contract with the Moscow-based Kosmotras (ISCK) for the launch of DubaiSat-2, the United Arab Emirates' second remote-sensing satellite.

Pratt & Whitney has successfully completed initial ground testing on its first PurePower PW1000G series engine for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft.