Al Mutanabbi s writings were chosen by Nasa to congratulate the Hope probe project team
The UAE s Hope probe has captured more than 825 images of Mars. A new one showing the solar system s largest volcano, Olympus Mons, was released on February 14. Courtesy: Emirates Mars Mission
Mars science readings that showed gases present in Mars atmosphere captured by Hope probe s ultraviolet spectrometer. Courtesy: Emirates Mars Mission
Surface and atmospheric temperature readings collected by the UAE s Hope probe. Courtesy: Emirates Mars Mission
On February 14, the UAE s Hope probe beamed back its first Mars image. Courtesy: Sheikh Mohammed Twitter
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid personally thank staff from mission control in Dubai after Hope probe s successful orbit entry on February 9. The National
NASA to UAE s Hope Probe: Welcome to Mars
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We are impressed by the speed the UAE has demonstrated in developing its first interplanetary spacecraft, it said.
Messages of kudos are pouring in from every quarter on the occasion of the UAE making history with the successful insertion of the Hope Probe into Martian orbit not least from outer space!
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Nasa s Perseverance Mars Rover, which launched into orbit on July 30 last year on the heels of the Hope Probe, was quick to tweet a very thoughtful tribute to the UAE space mission quoting a famed Iraqi poet to boot.
Will Mars Rover Attract More Attention Than 1969 Moon Landing?
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Washington (KROC AM News) - If all goes as planned, a new US rover will land on Mars in three weeks. And the event may attract as much attention as the 1969 moon landing.
That event attracted more than half a billion TV viewers. But there was no internet, no high-def cameras, and space-age technology was still in its infancy.
This event will have no historical comparison to the moon landing but it could prove very popular because of today s connected world - and the high tech involved.
NASA s Perseverance Rover is Carrying These 5 Key Items For its Journey to Mars
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On December 8, NASA revealed the details of five mysterious and interesting objects that the Perseverance Mars Rover had on its mission to probe signs of Martian life. Perseverance rover was built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
NASA described the objects as ‘decorative and functional’ and stated that addition of these ‘extras’ is part of the ‘early space age’ tradition, now termed as ‘festooning’. It also stated that the rover is more than halfway to the Red Planet and it is just shuttling sophisticated science instruments and tubes to be filled with Earth-bound rock samples. The rover is also carrying some symbols, mottos and objects that are playful, like names of 10.9 million people who have purchased the tickets to fly to Mars.
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