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Technology Innovation Institute Completes Asteroid-Landing Probe for Landmark Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt

  • Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum witnessed the unveiling of the landing vehicle for the UAE’s asteroid-belt mission.
  • The lander was developed, assembled, and tested in the UAE, reaching readiness in under two years, according to Sheikh Hamdan.
  • More than 150 Emirati engineers and scientists are working on a mission planned to travel about 5 billion kilometres and explore seven asteroids.
  • Sheikh Hamdan said the UAE’s space sector is worth more than Dh44 billion, with plans to double the space economy’s returns by 2031.
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Technology Innovation Institute Completes Asteroid-Landing Probe for Landmark Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 5, 2026-

Technology Innovation Institute Completes Asteroid Landing Vehicle for Historic UAE Mission

A significant step that enhances the UAE space sector's presence in deep-space missions, with advanced scientific data collection capabilities ready to be gathered on the origins of the solar system. The post Technology Innovation Institute Completes Development of Lander for Asteroid Belt Mission appeared first on Saudi Shopper.

During this unique mission, the TII probe aboard the MBR Explorer will fly past six asteroids in the main belt before landing on 269 Justitia. This makes it only the seventh asteroid in history whose surface is reached by a probe. The TII probe, which is in Abu Dhabi […]

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Emirates24|7 broke the news in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (the) on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
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