United Arab Emirates becomes the first Arab country to reach Mars. The Emirates Mars mission, named the Hope probe, reached Mars' orbit at 7:42 p.m. Tuesday local time and sent a signal back to Earth. The success of the mission makes the UAE the first Arab country and the fifth globally to reach the red planet.
Chair of the UAE Space Agency and the Emirati Minister of State for Advanced Sciences Sarah Al-Amiri said the country is "comfortably waiting, anxiously anticipating our entry into space exploration as a nation."
The scientist said the UAE can now start sending data about the Martian atmosphere and climate, studying daily and seasonal changes.
"This being the first weather satellite on Mars will give us a better understanding of atmospheric dynamics and climate change on a neighbor that looks somewhat like us," - Al Amiri
The UAE named this mission "Arabs to Mars" instead " Emaratis to Mars ".
Chair of the UAE Space Agency and the Emirati Minister of State for Advanced Sciences Sarah Al-Amiri said the country is "comfortably waiting, anxiously anticipating our entry into space exploration as a nation."
The scientist said the UAE can now start sending data about the Martian atmosphere and climate, studying daily and seasonal changes.
"This being the first weather satellite on Mars will give us a better understanding of atmospheric dynamics and climate change on a neighbor that looks somewhat like us," - Al Amiri
The UAE named this mission "Arabs to Mars" instead " Emaratis to Mars ".
