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UAE makes history as Hope Probe arrives in Mars orbit
A proud moment for the UAE.
It’s official: the UAE Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) has achieved a milestone as its Hope Probe has reached the Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) last night at 7:42 pm UAE local time. This monumental event is the result of years of preparation and the completion of the probe’s 7-month journey to the red planet. The Hope Probe was launched last July from the Tanegashima Space Station in Japan.
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The EMM is also the first interplanetary mission that was undertaken by an Arab nation, making it another milestone not just for the UAE but also for the rest of the Middle East. The achievement comes just in time for the 50th year of the UAE’s Union formation. The UAE is also the first Arab country and the fifth nation to reach Mars.
Dubai: The most difficult part is over Hope Probe has successfully entered Mars and will soon transition to its Science phase to begin its core mission of studying the atmosphere of the Red Planet.
On Wednesday, a day after the successful Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI), Omran Sharaf, Emirates Mars Mission Project Director, met the press and said the orbiter is in good health. “We have checked Hope Probe this morning and all subsystems are working fine. We have finished the most critical and harsh operation (MOI) and we have begun the transition from MOI to orbit phase,” he said.
After Hope Probe’s successfully orbit entry, scientists and engineers will spend two months testing the spacecraft and its on-board scientific instruments before the orbiter will transition to its science orbit. The transition from capture orbit to science orbit will happen for two months. During this phase, all instruments on board Hope Probe will be calibrated to ensure data that will collected are ac
DUBAI, Feb 9 (KUNA) 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