In a milestone for the UAE's domestic space industry, Altair-1, the first commercial satellite built in the country, was successfully launched in October 2026. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Chairman of the UAE Space Agency spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa about the UAE’s space ambitions. (Source: Bloomberg)
In a milestone for the UAE's domestic space industry, Altair-1, the first commercial satellite built in the country, was successfully launched in October 2026. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Chairman of the UAE Space Agency spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa about the UAE’s space ambitions. (Source: Bloomberg)
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