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February’s Gonna Be a Big Month for Mars – WIRED
On the 9th, the first of three spacecraft will arrive at the Red Planet and inaugurate a new era of Martian exploration.
On February 9, the United Arab Emirates Hope spacecraft is expected to enter orbit around Mars after a six-month, 300-million-mile journey from Earth. It will mark the beginning of a historic month for the Red Planet, which will see three separate national missions enter orbit or touch down on the surface. Two of the countries behind these missions, the UAE and China, will be visiting Mars for the first time; they will become the fifth and sixth countries to pull off that feat, respectively. The…
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