Middle East Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:06:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Middle East Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Connecting the Dots: From oil to orbit https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-from-oil-to-orbit/ https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-from-oil-to-orbit/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=465913 A 2011 dust storm in Saudi Arabia imaged by NASA. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team
A 2011 dust storm in Saudi Arabia imaged by NASA. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Saudi Arabia is stepping up efforts to become a major force in space as commercial activity in the industry rises across the Middle East.

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The Middle East is seen from 250 miles above in this photo from the International Space Station. Countries seen left to right along the Mediterranean coast include Egypt, Gaza, Saudi […]

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