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2021-02-10 00:41:09 GMT2021-02-10 08:41:09(Beijing Time) Sina English
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Dubai s Burj Khalifa is lit up in red with an slogan reading in Arabic, Mission accomplished on February 9, 2021, as the UAE s Al-Amal Arabic for Hope probe successfully entered Mars orbit, making history as the Arab world s first interplanetary mission.
The United Arab Emirates Mars mission Hope Probe successfully entered the orbit of Mars at 8:13pm local time (4:13pm GMT) on Tuesday, making the UAE s space agency the fifth in the world to achieve the feat, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced.
After Hope Probe s orbit entry, UAE scientists and engineers will spend two months testing the spacecraft and its on-board scientific instruments before the orbiter will transition to its science orbit, the Dubai-based MBRSC said.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mars mission Hope Probe successfully entered the orbit of Mars at 8: 13 pm local time (1613 GMT) on Tuesday, making the UAE s space agency the fifth in the world to achieve the feat
Dubai: The most difficult part is over Hope Probe has successfully entered Mars and will soon transition to its Science phase to begin its core mission of studying the atmosphere of the Red Planet.
On Wednesday, a day after the successful Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI), Omran Sharaf, Emirates Mars Mission Project Director, met the press and said the orbiter is in good health. “We have checked Hope Probe this morning and all subsystems are working fine. We have finished the most critical and harsh operation (MOI) and we have begun the transition from MOI to orbit phase,” he said.
After Hope Probe’s successfully orbit entry, scientists and engineers will spend two months testing the spacecraft and its on-board scientific instruments before the orbiter will transition to its science orbit. The transition from capture orbit to science orbit will happen for two months. During this phase, all instruments on board Hope Probe will be calibrated to ensure data that will collected are ac
Dubai, February 10
Hope Probe, the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Mars mission, has successfully entered the Red Planet's orbit, making the country's space agency the fifth in the world to achieve the f