Following UAE's stellar demonstration with its Hope Probe entering the Martian orbit, its neighbours in the gulf have started laying the foundation for their own entry into the space race. Kuwait and Bahrain are on track to make their cosmic debuts this year, while Egypt is gearing up for sending two more mechanical moons into space by 2022.

The Emirates has so far launched one homegrown satellite, a small one to track climate change and another one called Falcon Eye 2 for keeping a sharp eye on its borders. Following in its neighbour's footsteps, Oman has initiated plans for its maiden voyage into the cosmos in 2024.

The sultanate has invited satellite building firms from across the globe, to design the Omansat-1, which will be a space vehicle focusing on telecommunications. It'll be a high-throughput satellite, which will bring along 100 times more capacity to relay information as compared to Fixed Satellite Service or FSS.

Services linked to the satellite program apart from the launch, will include internships, training, satellite stimulation and insurance. The firms will also be responsible for assembling a control centre, alongside antennas and support infrastructure.

As compared to Kuwait and Bahrain, which are sending out smaller satellites meant for research and educational purposes, Oman's device will be fully equipped to boost communication.

On the other hand Egypt is already thriving from global collaborations, since it has joined hands with China and Germany. The country isn't shying away from sky high ambitions of building its own satellite, with assistance from its partners.

Middle East's cosmic constellation is shining bright this year, after Saudi also launched two homegrown satellites, and UAE started assembling its second locally made space vehicle.

Success on the red planet has not only encouraged Emiratis to send a robot on the moon, but it has also accelerated galactic push from other countries in the Middle East.