See you in Mars, China and USA.
Hope Probe is now in Mars orbit and waiting for China’s Tianwen-1 dual orbiter-rover to arrive in Mars on Wedensday (February 10, 2021), while NASA’s Perseverance rover will make a landing attempt in an area on Mars on February 18. All three Mars missions were launched in July last year. The Hope Probe has travelled over 435 million kilometres to Mars after liftoff from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre in July 2020.
The Hope Probe has travelled over 435 million kilometres to Mars after liftoff from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre in July 2020.
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Moment of jubilation. 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, congratulated the young Emirati engineers for successful entry of Hope Probe in Mars orbit.
Where Joe Biden s moon rock came from
Among all sorts of noteworthy items, a moon rock was found to be sitting on a bookshelf.
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In symbolic recognition of earlier generations ambitions and accomplishments, and support for Americas current Moon to Mars exploration approach, a Moon rock now sits in the Oval Office of the White House. At the request of the incoming Biden Administration, NASA loaned the Moon rock that was put on display in the Oval Office Jan. 20. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-lends-moon-rock-to-new-administration/(NASA)
Social media rejoiced at the sight, an indubitably cool artifact to find inside the White House.
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In Photos: Moon Rock to Busts, Joe Biden Makes Symbolic Changes to Oval Office in White House
Joe Biden moved into the White House after being sworn in as the President of the United States on January 20. Buzz | News18.com | January 26, 2021, 11:25 am
1/ 7 Joe Biden moved into the White House after being sworn in as the President of the United States on January 20. Biden has also made a series of symbolic changes to the Oval Office, which is the centre of power in the White House. From a moon rock to removing Winston Churchill’s bust, here’s how Biden redecorated the Oval Office. Photo: AP