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United Arab Emirates successfully sends its first mission toward Mars – Spaceflight Now
A Japanese H-2A rocket lifts off at 5:58 p.m. EDT (2158 GMT) Sunday from the Tanegashima Space Center. Credit: MHI
Riding a Japanese rocket, the Arab worlds first interplanetary probe departed planet Earth on Sunday to begin a seven-month journey to Mars on a dual mission of scientific exploration and proving the mettle of the UAEs growing space program.
Funded and led by the United Arab Emirates, the Mars probe carries a digital camera to image the Martian surface, dust storms and ice clouds,…
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