UAE Mars mission receives green light for launch early Monday morning – The National

UAE Mars mission receives green light for launch early Monday morning – The National

The spacecraft is inside a nose cone structure and is mounted on top of the H-IIA rocket







































The UAE's leaders sent a message to Emirati engineers at Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre, where the Hope probe will blast-off from







Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed said the space mission was a landmark moment for the nation







Personnel from the UAE Space Agency control room in Dubai listen in to the broadcast







Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said the Hope probe would arrive on Mars in 2021 - the same year the Emirates celebrates its 50th anniversary







The UAE's leaders said people from across the globe would watch the Arab's world's first homegrown mission to space







Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, listens to the broadcast







Ahmad Al Falasi, chairman of the UAE Space Agency, thanked Emirati personnel for their efforts and achievements





























July 19, 2020



July 19, 2020













The UAE's Mars mission has reached