UAE Mars mission: Success of Hope Probe overwhelms world media
Nandini Sircar/Dubai
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#ArabsToMars tops trends; a whopping 2.7 billion engagements around the world.
The success of the Hope Probe’s Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) has brought the UAE under the spotlight once again with #ArabsToMars topping trends: a whopping 2.7 billion engagements around the world.
The milestone mission marked the Arab world’s entry alongside global weights in the space race and catapulted the UAE as the first Arab nation, and the fifth in the world, to reach the Red Planet.
Global news outlets, including the CNN, BBC, Euronews, France24, Reuters, AFP, AP, New York Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, The Observer and The Independent, closely followed the historic event.
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, has stated that the UAE has become a global media magnet thanks to the strategic, landmark projects and initiatives adopted by the nation across 2020, primarily the launch of the Emirates Mars Mission Hope Probe , and Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, the signing of the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement, and the successful management of the COVID-19 pandemic despite its repercussions on the global economy.
Sheikh Mansour made the statements during the first meeting held by the National Media Team following its formation under a cabinet decision recently.