Spark up a love for space in your child at this landmark moment in UAE history
1 of 17 FIRSTLY, WHAT IS THE HOPE PROBE?: The Hope probe is an unmanned spacecraft equipped with several scientific instruments that the UAE has sent up into space to study the planet Mars. Image Credit: AFP
2 of 17 WHAT WILL IT DO? It will collect scientific data on the Red Planet’s atmosphere and weather, to help discover whether there could have ever been real-life Martians living there – or if there might even be life forms living there now! Image Credit:
3 of 17 HOW BIG IS IT? The main body of the Hope probe is about the size of a large car or van like you might see on Sheikh Zayed Road. With its solar panels open it measures 3 metres by 7.9 metres.