MBRSC to begin second Mars simulation mission on January 26
MBRSC will take part in the Human Exploration Research Analogue project by sending an Emirati crew to live in a habitat in Houston.
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MBRSC will take part in the Human Exploration Research Analogue project by sending an Emirati crew to live in a habitat in Houston.
Participants will be able to tour the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre's space facilities in addition to attending workshops.
The six-man crew will conduct over 70 experiments during the mission.
Five entries from four UAE universities in the fields of physiology, psychology and biology are also part of the experiments.
The analog mission is also part of the space exploration strategy that NASA had enlisted as part of the Human Research Programme.
Under the French-Emirati cooperation initiative, the French space agency will provide MBRSC with CASPEX cameras for the Rashid Rover.
HE Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani (r), Director General of MBRSC, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of IAF, sign the deal.Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and ...
