UAE space engineers confident as Hope probe nears Mars Nandini Sircar/Dubai Filed on February 1, 2021 A model of the Hope probe displayed at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai. KT Photo: M Sajjad Live updates of Hope Probe can be seen on a multitude of screens at the MBRSC control centre. KT Photo: M Sajjad Khaleej Times got a sneak peek into the MBRSC control rooms, where the team is gearing up for what looks like another milestone. The UAE's Hope Probe is well on its way to enter the Red Planet’s orbit at about 7.42pm local time on February 9. And it will be a nail-biting moment for the engineers at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), where all eyes will be riveted to the multitude of large displays spanning the ground station in Dubai.