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Series of missions to Mars – why, when – The Indian Express
UAE’s hope is on its way. China’s Tianwen-1 and NASA’s Perseverance will follow soon. What tasks will each of them perform on and around the Red Planet?
Written by Mehr Gill
| New Delhi |
Updated: July 22, 2020 11:06:04 am
In this photo released by MHI, an H-IIA rocket with United Arab Emirates’ Mars orbiter Hope lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, southern Japan Monday, July 20, 2020. (MHI via AP)On Sunday, the UAE launched the Arab worlds first mission to Mars. The launch of the spacecraft Amal (Hope) took place from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, aboard a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-II A rocket.
The UAE launch …
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