The first of three internationals missions to Mars It launches on Tuesday when a Japanese H-2A rocket powers a UAE spacecraft known as “Hope” in space for a seven-month trip to the red planet. It will be the first interplanetary mission ever attempted by an Arab nation. A little more …
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The United Arab Emirates plans to make history on Wednesday with the scheduled launch of the “Hope” mission, which will make it the first Arab nation to send a probe to Mars. A rocket carrying the unmanned spacecraft will take off from Japan’s remote Tanegashima Space Center at 5:51 am …
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth – in a big way. Three countries, the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates, are sending unmanned spacecraft to the red planet in rapid succession starting this week, in the largest effort yet to …
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ESA’s Mars Express orbiter captured images of a huge crater lake at the planet’s North Pole. Using data collected by the mission, ESA has created a virtual video of a flyby of the area. Mars once had liquid water on its surface, but now it is too cold to support …
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Starting in July, the window opens when missions to Mars can be easily dispatched across the interplanetary gulf. If all goes well, three of those missions, ridden by NASA, China, and the United Arab Emirates, will leave Earth for the Red Planet. The number of missions, who is launching them …
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