UAE’s Mars Hope Probe on its way amid Covid-19 pandemic

UAE’s Mars Hope Probe on its way amid Covid-19 pandemic

The Mars probe has been transferred from Dubai's MBRSC to its launch site on the Tanegashima island in Japan.. The UAE Space Agency and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced the successful completion of the Hope probe's transfer to its launch site at the space station on Tanegashima Island in Japan, despite the Covid-19 pandemic challenges presented.. Sara Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, Deputy Project Manager of EMM, pointed out that the Emirates Mars Mission is part of the UAE's accelerated developmental journey to further establish itself as a leader in space science and exploration.. The project will become the largest scientific addition to the Arab World's notable achievements in the space and sciences industry.". Omran Sharaf, Project Manager of the Emirates Mars Mission Project, stressed that the project represents a great challenge since the day the UAE announced its launch.. The journey of moving the Hope probe from Dubai to the launch site on Tanegashima Island in Japan went through three major phases.. The first stage included the transportation of the probe from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center to the Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, which lasted 12 hours, from 8 am