UAE successfully builds and test-fires its first homegrown liquid

In a historic leap for its sovereign space ambitions, the UAE has successfully designed, built, and test-fired its first liquid-fuelled rocket engine. Developed entirely in Abu Dhabi by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), this 250-newton-class engine marks a crucial step in building the country’s independent space propulsion capability and advancing its roadmap for orbital and deep-space missions. The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council, has announced the successful ignition of the UAE’s first liquid-fuelled rocket engine, a technical and strategic breakthrough in the nation’s expanding space programme. The engine, a 250-newton-class liquid rocket thruster, was completely designed and constructed i