The Hope Probe successfully made it into the Martian orbit on Feb.09, 2021 making the UAE the first Arab country to reach Mars and the third country worldwide to enter the Martian orbit. In this episode, we celebrate this historical achievement with Engineer Hessa Rashid Al Matroush, the Deputy project manager and science, data and analysis lead for the Hope ... Show More
Oct 16
Reinventing Restaurant Management with AI: Inside Jalebi.io’s Smart Operating System
In this episode, Ashraf Jalili, Product Manager at Jalebi.io, explains how the world’s first inventory-first Restaurant Operating System is transforming the F&B industry. Backed by Techstars, Jalebi.io uses AI and real-time data to help restaurants cut costs, reduce waste, and bo ... Show More
7m 20s
Oct 16
Techkilla: Creating Immersive Brand Experiences Through Experiential Technology
In this episode, Yashi Mishra, Co-Founder and CEO of Techkilla, talks about how the company is revolutionizing audience engagement through experiential technology. Founded in Delhi in 2016 and now officially expanding into the UAE with the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovat ... Show More
7m 6s
Oct 16
Breaking Language Barriers with AI: Inside Flitto’s Smart Translation Platform
In this episode, Mr. Young Hwan Kim, Manager at Flitto, introduces the company’s innovative AI-powered language and data solutions platform. Flitto combines human expertise with artificial intelligence to deliver accurate, context-aware translations and customized linguistic serv ... Show More
8 m
Apr 2023
Two Years of Hope: Celebrating the Emirates Mars Mission
<p>Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of a truly inspiring space mission - the United Arab Emirates' Hope probe, which has spent two amazing years orbiting Mars! Our guest, Mohsen Al Awadhi, Director of the Space Missions Department at the UAE Space Agency, shares insigh ... Show More
59m 55s
Mar 2020
Nasa’s Curiosity rover parachute
Aerospace engineer Dr Anita Sengupta led the team that developed the supersonic parachute which helped land Nasa’s Curiosity rover on Mars in 2012. It’s still on the Red Planet today, and its main goal is to assess whether there is, or ever was, life on Mars. She tells 17-year-ol ... Show More
9m 26s
Mar 2022
E31: Omran Sharaf on reaching Mars and beyond
We talk to Omran Sharaf, Project Director of the Emirates Mars Mission about his experience in leading one of the most significant projects the UAE has undertaken. Omran and his team were in charge of developing, building and launching the "Hope Probe", an unmanned spacecraft sen ... Show More
52m 32s
Jan 2024
The 20th landing anniversary of Spirit and Opportunity
<p>January marks 20 years since NASA’s twin Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, touched down on the surface of the red planet. Matt Golombek, project scientist for the Mars Exploration Rover Project, joins Planetary Radio to celebrate. But first, the countdown to the next great ... Show More
1h 4m