UAE Hope Probe success will give fillip to economic progress Muzaffar Rizvi/Dubai Photo by Reuters Top officials and business leaders across the country hail the historic achievement. As the UAE’s first mission to Mars has reached the red planet and entered its orbit on Tuesday after a seven-month journey, top government officials and corporate executives hailed the success and said the country has emerged as a rising power in the field of space exploration following a successful Mars Mission. Leading corporate leaders said the UAE’s recent advancements on the space front are very impressive and it will place the emirate among the ranks of leaders in space sciences. They said the Hope Probe will impact technological advancements, which will lead the country to economic progress and diversification.