Dubai: The young Emirati engineers, who are members of the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) Hope Probe team, were honoured by the UAE leaders at a special reception during the ministerial retreat at Bab Al Shams on Tuesday.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, led the special ceremony.
The reception was held in recognition of the team’s efforts over the past six years to successfully build and launch the Hope Probe that made history with its entry to the Red Planet’s orbit on February 9. Hope Probe, which will provide the first complete picture of Martian atmosphere, has placed the UAE as the first Arab nation and the fifth in the world to reach the Red Planet.
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Mohammed bin Rashid and Mohamed bin Zayed honour Hope Probe team Tue 23rd February 2021 | 07:45 PM
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 23rd Feb, 2021) His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, honoured the Emirates Mars Mission Hope Probe team of more than 200 engineers on Tuesday in a special reception held during the ministerial retreat at Bab Al Shams.
The reception was held in recognition of the teamâs relentless efforts over the past six years to successfully build and launch the Hope Probe that made history with its entry to the Red Planetâs orbit on February 9th, 2021, as the first-ever Arab interplanetary mission. The widely-celebrated probe, which will provide the first complete picture of the Martian atmosphere, placed the UAE as the first Ar