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The "Hope" space probe, from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) maiden space mission, is scheduled to reach the Martian orbit on Tuesday, February 9.
(Photo : Wikimedia Commons) An artist's impression of the Emirates Mars Mission Mars Hope orbiter.
The Martian Space Race
UAE's space probe will be the first of three spacecraft to reach the Red Planet, with all three set to arrive within the month. The Arab nation launched its first space mission, together with China and the United States. All three countries took advantage of the time when Earth and Mars are at their closest point to one another last July 2019.