Emirates Mars Mission satellite reaches Mars orbit
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The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, reached Mars’ orbit Tuesday morning. The Space Sciences Laboratory at UC Berkeley is a partner in the collaboration.
Last Updated February 10, 2021
In collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory, or SSL, the Emirates Mars Mission entered the planet’s orbit Tuesday morning after being launched last summer.
The mission is the first space exploration to be launched by an Arab nation and is headed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, or MBRSC, in the United Arab Emirates, according to a Berkeley News press release. The mission was also done in collaboration with other U.S. research institutions, such as the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder and Arizona State University.
Updated on February 10, 2021 at 12:46 am
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Humankind on Tuesday took one giant step towards colonizing Mars.
A spacecraft made in the United Arab Emirates, with help from the University of California, Berkeley, successfully arrived at the red planet.
Cheers went up from the space center in Dubai as Amal, a spacecraft named for the Arabic word for hope, successfully reached orbit around Mars. You can think of it in some ways as the first Martian weather satellite, Rob Lillis from the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab said.