The United Arab Emirates’ Hope Probe heads to Mars after six years of hard work and meticulous planning from the team of Emirati scientists and engineers. It’s the first interplanetary mission for the Arab world.
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Video: The woman leading the first Arab interplanetary mission
The United Arab Emirates is sending a spacecraft, Hope probe to Mars. The mission aims to find out more about how the Red Planet became the barren, dusty place it’s known to be today, by studying its weather and climate.
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In pictures: UAE leaders receive KhalifaSAT Emirati engineering team
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received the Emirati engineering team that helped design, build, and launch KhalifaSAT into orbit. The reception ceremony was held at the Za’abeel Palace in Dubai.