A new date for the Emirates Mars Mission has been announced

A new date has been announced for the first Arab mission to Mars. Hope Probe will take off from Japan on 17 July.

تقرر تأجيل إطلاق مسبار الأمل، أول مهمة عربية لاستكشاف المريخ، من تاريخ 17 يوليو 2020 إلى موعد جديد في شهر يوليو الجاري، وسيتم الإعلان عن الموعد الجديد خلال الـ 24 ساعة القادمة.@MBRSpaceCentre @uaespaceagency @HopeMarsMission— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) July 15, 2020

What is it the Emirates Mars Mission? 

The Hope Mars Mission, also called the Emirates Mars Mission, is the first uncrewed, interplanetary satellite spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates. The Hope Probe will be the first probe to provide a complete picture of the Martian atmosphere and its layers when it reaches the red planet's orbit in 2021. It will help answer key questions about the global Martian atmosphere and the loss of hydrogen and oxygen gases into space over the span of one Martian year.

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••• ‏فريق #مسبار_الأمل في اليابان يعمل على مدار الساعة لإنجاز الاستعدادات الأخيرة للإطلاق وفق جدول زمني محدد بدقة، وجملة مهام اختبارية متصلة على مدى 50 يوم عمل، يتناوب عليها أعضاء الفريق وفق منهجية تعدد المهام والمهارات. The #HopeProbe team in Japan is working round the clock to complete the final preparations for the launch of the mission adhering to a strictly defined schedule. The team members are working in shifts and multitasking on a set of continuous testing operations over the course of 50 days. #HopeMarsMission #العرب_إلى_المريخ

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When is the UAE Mars Mission? 

The first Arab mission to Mars is scheduled for lift off on July 17.

The UAE Space Agency and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, in collaboration with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, have announced that the new launch date for the Hope Probe to Mars – the first Arab interplanetary mission- will be on Friday 17th July, 2020.#HopeMarsMission pic.twitter.com/ubi5h5PgLH— MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre) July 14, 2020

How can you get involved? 

For the first time ever, the 10 second countdown will be in Arabic instead of English. You can join team Cosmo by using the Mars Mission Snapchat filter to film your countdown. 

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3, 2, 1... Emirates Mars Mission is the 1st ever Arab mission to another planet. Hope Probe lands on Mars in 2021. Good luck! ##marsmission2020 ##fy All About Cake - kyleyoumadethat

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