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Arab world’s first space mission to Mars will reach Red Planet’s orbit in February, ruler of Dubai confirms – RT
The United Arab Emirates’ martian probe ‘Hope’ – the Arab nation’s first interplanetary mission – is scheduled to reach the Red Planet in February, the ruler of…
The probe, which was launched on July 19, has since covered 290 million kilometers through space, Sheikh Mohammed, who is also the UAE’s vice-president and prime minister, said on Twitter.
The operations team has been making another change to the craft’s course and it’s expected to reach Mars at 7:42pm on February 9, 2021, which will become “a great day for us, and all Arabs,” he said.
The Hope probe has completed its last trajectory correction maneuver after travelling 290 million km into space…
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