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UAE's Babies Dressed in Space Suits Marking Hope Probe's Success (Video)


Thu 11 Feb 2021 | 08:06 PM
Rana Atef

A video of new-born babies dressed in astronauts' space suits went viral through the past few hours.

The three babies were born on the day Hope Probe successfully reached its orbit around Mars, therefore, the babies were dressed in such suits to mark and document such a historical moment.

The video of the babies was shared on Dubai Media Office's official Twitter account on Wednesday.

https://twitter.com/DXBMediaOffice/status/1359534004844826628

The footage's caption said, "Astronauts of the future, born on Feb 9, 2021 — the day the UAE made it to Mars,"  highlighting, "A new beginning for a bright Emirati future that does not know the impossible."

https://twitter.com/DXBMediaOffice/status/1359534230699671560

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) made history on Tuesday as the first Arab country to reach Mars.

The UAE mission to Mars “Hope Probe” reached the red planet at 7:42 pm., UAE time. The ground control team at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center in Dubai erupted to cheers after the mission sent its response signal back to Earth after just half an hour.

“After 204 days and more than 480 million kilometers, the Hope Probe is now in the Mars Orbit,” the official Hope Mars Mission wrote in a tweet.