UAE’s Mars Mission of Hope

Traveling at speeds of up to 60,000 km/h, it will take about nine months to complete its 60 million-km journey into space.

Al Amal, or ‘Hope’, the Arab world’s first Mars probe, will be developed, built and launched by a dedicated team of Emirati scientists and engineers over the next six years.

Here are some of the reasons you should be excited about this UAE-led mission to unlock the mysteries of the Red Planet.

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