August 2018
UAE’s ambitious plans for space sector growth
... that idea of curiosuity and exploration in our youth. UAE astronauts is one of the best ways to do that. The Emirates Mars Mission orbiter, Hope. Can we assume you will use international facilities? Yes, of course. The idea is that we first...
09 February 2021
UAE Hope probe successfully enters Mars' orbit
The Emirates Mars Mission’s Hope Probe has officially reached Mars, entering its Mars capture orbit at 19:57 UAE time (15:57 UTC). The first interplanetary mission undertaken by an Arab nation, the confirmation of Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) makes ...
June 2019
Space industry prime directive
... five years and we act as a sort of strategic sounding board. One of the things we recommended to them, for the Emirate Mars Mission for example, is that they employ what we call independent review boards - people with expertise in planetary science...
13 July 2020
UAE's mission to Mars scheduled for launch tomorrow
... tomorrow, space officials, including the UAE Space Agency director-general and deputy project manager of the Emirates Mars Mission, are said to be attending the launch. Meanwhile signs have been placed in popular viewing spots in Tanegashima, asking...
06 October 2021
UAE aims to flyby Venus and land on an asteroid in new 5yr mission
... requires leaps in imagination, in faith and the pursuit of goals that go beyond prudent or methodical. "When we embarked on the Emirates Mars Mission, we took on a six-year task that was in the order of five times more complex than the Earth...
08 February 2021
UAE Hope probe poised to enter Mars' orbit tomorrow
... always includes an element of risk and we are keenly aware that 50 percent of all missions to Mars have failed,” Omran Sharaf, Project Director of the Emirates Mars Mission, said. If all goes according to plan, then the UAE will become the fifth...
