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This Week In Space: The UAE Is Almost To Mars! – The Mary Sue
The United Arab Emirates’ Hope mission will reach Mars on February 9th when it enters orbit.
The United Arab Emirates will make history very soon as their mission to Mars approaches the red planet. The Hope mission (Al-Amal in Arabic) is one of three missions across the globe launched towards Mars last summer, but Hope will be the first one to reach our closest neighbor on February 9th when it enters orbit.
Hope, along with China’s Tianwen-1 and NASA’s perseverance Rover, all launched last July during a window of time when Earth and Mars were very close that made for an optimal launch….
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