After a successful mission to Mars, the Emirati space agency is planning a tour of the debris field between Mars and Jupiter, with a focus on one of its most intriguing objects.
Less than a year after nailing its first interplanetary mission with a flawless Mars orbit insertion, the United Arab Emirates has selected its next destination: the asteroid belt.
First Arab Nation: UAE Hope Orbiter Reaches Mars Published February 10th, 2021 - 12:42 GMT
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A United Arab Emirates spacecraft, the Mars orbiter Hope, successfully entered orbit around the Red Planet about 11 a.m. EST Tuesday.
The probe is the first since NASA s Insight lander in November 2018 to reach the planet. The successful arrival at Mars makes the UAE the fifth nation to reach Mars, following the United States, Russia, China and India.
After all of these years, it s been achieved, today, by the UAE, and it is just an incredible moment. It s such an honor to have such a moment, Fahad Al Mheiri, an executive director with the UAE Space Agency, said during a live broadcast.