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Shura Island
Shura Island, also known as Shurayrah, is an uninhabited island in the Red Sea coast of Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia. Shura is the main island of The Red Sea Project, a tourism megaproject that is being constructed on a 92-island archipelago off the Red Sea coast. Location The 5.6 km2 island is located on the west coast of Saudi Arabia between the cities of Umluj and Al Wajh, Al-Wajh, 0.9 nautical miles off the coast. The island is one of 92 islands that lie within an archipelago in Al Wajh lagoon, a pristine 2,081 km2 area that includes valuable habitats (coral reefs, seagrass, and mangroves) and species of global conservation importance. The island's natural shape has been described as resembling the outline of a dolphin. Background Shura is home to "Coral Bloom", The Red Sea Project's most ambitious construction design. Coral bloom includes hotels from 11 different brands. Coral Bloom was designed by the London-based architecture firm Foster and Partners. In addition, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the United States, US federal government responsible for the United States's civil list of government space agencies, space program, aeronautics research and outer space, space research. National Aeronautics and Space Act, Established in 1958, it succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to give the American space development effort a distinct civilian orientation, emphasizing peaceful applications in space science. It has since led most of America's space exploration programs, including Project Mercury, Project Gemini, the 1968–1972 Apollo program missions, the Skylab space station, and the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA supports the International Space Station (ISS) along with the Commercial Crew Program and oversees the development of the Orion (spacecraft), Orion spacecraft and the Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
