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June 16, 2025

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Arab world’s first Mars mission packs a scientific punch

July 13, 2020 Stephen Clark

The UAE’s Hope mission is set for liftoff this week from Japan, taking aim on Mars with a package of scientific instruments designed to probe weather and climate change on the Red Planet.

UAE’s first Mars probe meets launcher in Japan

July 12, 2020 Stephen Clark

A Mars orbiter developed by the United Arab Emirates in partnership with U.S. scientists has been mounted on top of a Japanese H-2A rocket and its battery charged for liftoff Tuesday from the Tanegashima Space Center.