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Abdullah AlSalmani

Abdullah AlSalmani

Co‑founder & CEO at SpacePoint; satellite systems engineer

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Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Joined November 2025
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Summary

Space education entrepreneur: Abdullah co-founded SpacePoint to democratize satellite engineering through SatKit — a modular CubeSat educational kit and instructor program — and has led partnerships to provide students with pathways from classroom prototypes to potential launch opportunities. spacetech-gulf+1
Satellite systems engineer and researcher: He contributed technically to AlAinSat-1 (student CubeSat) and is co‑author on technical conference and mission papers describing the satellite's command & data handling architecture and mission overview. ieeeigarss+1
Youth & community engagement leader: Abdullah holds public-facing roles (UAE National Coordinator for World Space Week) and has been active in youth advisory and mentorship roles — focusing on translating space technology into accessible educational experiences for students across the UAE and MENA. worldspaceweek+1
Interdisciplinary collaborator and published co‑author: Beyond aerospace engineering, he has contributed to multidisciplinary research (including remote sensing and a regional public-health study), indicating experience working across technical and applied research teams. researchgate+1

Work

Education

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Writing

Overview of AlAinSat-1 Mission: A Remote Sensing Student Nanosatellite

July 16, 2023

Mission overview paper for AlAinSat-1 (student CubeSat) covering mission objectives, payloads, subsystems and concept of operations; lists Abdullah Alsalmani among contributors from NSSTC/UAEU.

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A Modular Command and Data Handling System for AlAinSat-1

July 1, 2023

Conference paper describing a modular, multi-layered onboard computer (OBC) and CDHS architecture (PC‑104 based OBC) developed for the AlAinSat-1 student CubeSat, including functional and thermal vacuum test results.

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Determinants of parental seasonal influenza vaccine hesitancy in the Eastern Mediterranean region: A cross-sectional study

March 28, 2023

Multi-author journal article (Frontiers in Public Health) in which Abdullah Alsalmani is listed among contributors; demonstrates multidisciplinary authorship and cross-sector collaboration.

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Hobbies

STEM outreach, public speaking and youth mentorship (regularly delivers workshops and speaks on satellite education and youth empowerment). spacetech-gulf+1