ABU DHABI, 9th February, 2021 (WAM) The UAE Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), the first interplanetary mission undertaken by an Arab nation, made a major milestone for the mission as the Hope Probe reached its Mars Orbit Insertion, MOI, on Tuesday evening at 7:42 p.m. UAE local time, completing its 7-month journey to Mars.
The arrival to the Red Planet also marks the 50th anniversary of the UAE’s Union formation.
The EMM made the UAE the first Arab country and the fifth globally to reach.
The United Arab Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), the first interplanetary mission undertaken by an Arab nation, made a major milestone for the mission as the Hope Probe reached its Mars Orbit Insertion, MOI, on Tuesday evening at 7:42 p.m. UAE local time, completing its 7-month journey to Mars.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) made space history today when its Hope Probe reached its Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) on Tuesday evening at 7:42 pm (UAE local time), completing its 7-month journey to Mars.