UAE to launch first Arab probe to Mars
- Date: 20-May-2020
- Source: Arab News
- Sector:Technology
- Country:UAE
UAE to launch first Arab probe to Mars
DUBAI: After sending its first astronaut to space last year, the United Arab Emirates is to launch a probe to Mars in July, state news agency WAM announced Tuesday.
The unmanned probe, named Hope, will be "the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation,“ it said.