The UAE’s ‘Hope Probe’ aims to provide a year-round picture of Mars.
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The United Arab Emirates is now the only fifth country to successfully land on Mars – and the first Arab country. The Al Amal (Hope) probe made history by entering red planet orbit on Tuesday.
This is a big month for the angels of Mars. Hope Mission is one of three To launch with a fixed arrival in February last year. The UAE Space Agency provided live coverage of the spacecraft’s inspiring achievement. You can see the excitement again:
We did not get the views of the spacecraft in action, but entered the orbit of Hope and called home with good news when we witnessed the celebration of the mission control being tracked.
“Success!” The mission team tweeted. “Contact with the Hope Probe has been re-established. Entering the Mars Orbit is now complete.”
Asha spent 200 days traveling from Earth to the Red Planet. It will not deliver the rover, but He will study the planet’s atmosphere, weather and climate and keep in mind some important sciences.
Congratulations to Thomas Zarbuchen, Associate Director of NASA, Hope Team, To tweet, “Your adventurous endeavor to explore the Red Planet will inspire many others to reach the stars.”
Hope will soon be followed in orbit China’s Tiananmen-1 Wednesday, and NASA February. On the 18th he will take the spotlight when he tries to do so The rover lands on the surface Of the planet. It will be a dangerous and exciting moment during the busy months on Mars.
But first, the world will celebrate hope.
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