US, China and the United Arab Emirates have ships on the way to the Red Planet
The US mission includes the Perseverance Rover that will search for signs of life
The Chinese mission includes an orbiting satellite and a Martian surface rover
The United Arab Emirates have sent a satellite to monitor the Martian weather
They are all due to arrive in Martian orbit at some point in February 2021
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A giant leap for womankind is needed to close the gender gap in space exploration, experts say.
The World Space Forum on Wednesday heard women are accomplishing incredible feats in Earth but are missing out in space.
And the industry is also losing out by not harnessing their potential expertise.
“Women are doing amazing things here on Earth but are under represented in the space sector,” said Veronika Vashchenko, deputy representative for United Nations Children s Fund in Kazakhstan, who was speaking during the discussion. “To address it, we need to invest more in education for girls.”
Women are doing amazing things here on Earth but are under represented in the space sector