Satellite start-up lets enthusiasts send their software code into orbit

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Orbital Space offers students and technology enthusiasts the opportunity to develop and test software code on satellites in space through their ground station in Dubai Silicon Oasis.

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00:00 [ Music ]

00:10 >> I went to the U.S. specifically to the space course

00:12 to study engineering and learn about space technology

00:17 and space science to be able to achieve this dream

00:20 of exploring outer space.

00:23 I came back to Dubai.

00:24 At that time, the UAE Space Agency was established.

00:28 So this is where I started, you know, thinking about,

00:30 I should have my own space missions and space activities.

00:34 And then I met my business partner.

00:36 So we thought that if we join efforts and work as one team,

00:40 we would achieve our mutual goals and objectives.

00:44 >> I'm an educator, and I have a strong belief

00:47 that the converging arts and sciences will work together

00:50 to innovate in any future sector,

00:53 especially also the space sector.

00:55 We brought our current passions together, and for me,

00:58 was definitely investing in project-based education

01:02 and creating our first space project together.

01:06 >> We decided to create competitions,

01:08 and it was open to all students to propose ideas

01:12 for a science experiment

01:14 that we would send actually to space.

01:17 It was very difficult to choose one,

01:19 but we finally chose the most suitable one.

01:22 We wanted to study the behavior of this bacteria in space.

01:26 We worked with the students for almost a year

01:29 to launch this experiment to space.

01:32 >> This experience was really wonderful for the students,

01:36 the young people, and a very successful experience for us

01:40 as a starting point to think about what else is possible.

01:44 >> We thought, let's work on a satellite project.

01:47 These CubeSats, you can work on them and have them ready

01:50 to launch within a year or two.

01:52 In summer 2021, this very small satellite was launched,

01:57 and now it's actually orbiting around Earth,

02:00 and we have a ground station here where we receive signals.

02:05 >> Ground station makes it possible for the students

02:07 to develop and propose and submit code to the satellite,

02:13 and this is a really amazing thing for students.

02:16 >> Working with the Dubai Silicon Oasis

02:18 and specifically DTEC as a technology incubator was very

02:22 important to us.

02:24 >> We are a very good partner with Mohammed Burraja Space Center,

02:27 so that kind of partnership helped us to build this kind

02:31 of environment for a startup to come in the space industry,

02:36 and we will help them to grow from here to the global reach.

02:42 >> Space really is for everyone.

02:45 It's all of our responsibilities to contribute

02:48 and to find a way to create and be innovative in this section.

02:53 [ Music ]

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