Emirates Mars Mission Hope Probe ready for science data gathering
DUBAI, March 9, 2021 The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, has announced the completion of its commissioning and testing phase and its readiness for transition to its science orbit. The completion of testing is ahead of schedule and the transition to science manoeuvres will take place earlier than planned. “We have completed twenty-one orbits of Mars since we arrived at the Red planet on the evening of the 9th February,” said EMM Project Director Omran Sharaf. “In that time, we’ve been busy calibrating the Hope probe’s three instruments, commissioning and testing the spacecraft’s instrumentation subsystems and using every opportunity to gather data while we’ve been in our capture orbit.”
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From Martian ink to a recruitment drive for baby astronauts, the UAE has celebrated its momentous Mars probe Hope with a symphony of creativity Khaled AlShehhi tells LBB’s Laura Swinton
For centuries, the Red Planet has captured the human imagination and inspired creativity. Composer Gustav Holst channelled Mars through the rumbling of timpani drums and sharp blasts of the brass section. Science fiction writers, from H.G. Wells to Ray Bradbury, have woven stories of aliens and adventure in response to the fourth rock from the sun. In 2021, Mars has lost none of its power as a creative muse.
Mohammed bin Rashid and Mohamed bin Zayed honour Hope Probe team Tue 23rd February 2021 | 07:45 PM
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 23rd Feb, 2021) His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, honoured the Emirates Mars Mission Hope Probe team of more than 200 engineers on Tuesday in a special reception held during the ministerial retreat at Bab Al Shams.
The reception was held in recognition of the teamâs relentless efforts over the past six years to successfully build and launch the Hope Probe that made history with its entry to the Red Planetâs orbit on February 9th, 2021, as the first-ever Arab interplanetary mission. The widely-celebrated probe, which will provide the first complete picture of the Martian atmosphere, placed the UAE as the first Ar
Abu Dhabi Chamber organises webinar to introduce investment opportunities in Maldives
ABU DHABI, 20th February, 2021 (WAM) The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Embassy of Maldives in Abu Dhabi, organised a webinar on Maldives investment opportunities.
The webinar was attended by Mohamed Helal Al Mheiri, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, along with a number Maldivian ministers and officials.
The webinar presented a detailed presentation on potential investment opportunities in Maldives for Emirati investors and covered a number of key subjects including investment opportunities in the tourism sector, fisheries, marine life and agriculture to name just a few.