UAE's Hope Begins Two-Year Journey to Mars

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) entered history by launching the Hope probe (Al Amal) on Monday to Mars.

The probe was launched from Tanegashima Space Center, located at the island in the north Pacific Ocean, within a Mitsubishi H-IIA booster.

Hope begins a historic mission to the Red Planet, lasting for seven months in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the UAE.

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It is scheduled to arrive in February 2021, when it will orbit around the planet and begin its mission.

A UAE team at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center in Dubai will control the probe during its journey.

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It is worth noting that Hope took six years to be built. The mission will last two Earth years, equivalent to one Martian year. But there is an option to be extended.

You can follow up the updates on the probe via its account on Twitter: @HopeMarsMission.