UAE’s Hope Probe on track to enter Mars orbit on February 9

UAE’s Hope Probe on track to enter Mars orbit on February 9

The UAE's Hope Probe is on schedule to enter the orbit of Mars on February 9, it was announced on Monday.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, reviewed the final preparations of the Emirates Mars Mission team at a meeting.

The Hope Probe is scheduled to enter Mars orbit on February 9 after a seven-month journey

Sarah Al Amiri (pictured below), Minister of State for Advanced Technology and chairperson of the UAE Space Agency, outlined the last stages of the Hope Probe's journey, leading up to its expected arrival to the Red Planet's orbit on February 9 at 7:42pm UAE time.

The arrival to Mars will make the UAE the fifth nation in the world to reach the Red Planet after the United States, Soviet Union, China, the European Space Agency and India, and the third to make the feat from the first attempt.

Sheikh Mohammed said, "We are nine days away from making history with our arrival to Mars. The UAE has led the Arab world to new frontiers in deep space for the first