'The mission is a contribution towards a knowledge-based economy in the UAE and Muslim Ummah'
'The mission is a contribution towards a knowledge-based economy in the UAE and Muslim Ummah'
Several residents have taken to Twitter to express their excitement at history being made.
Nothing is impossible for the UAE, says sporting fraternity.
Data to complement varsity's research with NASA's Red Planet missions.
It takes about 11 minutes for a one-way communication to Mars or back.
These videos will bring you up to speed on the Hope Probes 495-million-km journey.
A special surprise awaits visitors arriving at UAE airports, starting today. Travellers entering the country will receive a Martian Ink stamp on their passports, in commemoration of the Hope Probe’s historic arrival to Mars this evening.
Sarah Al Amiri, the Emirati Minister of State for Advanced Sciences and the global face of UAE's historic mission to Mars wished the Probe and her team goodluck, calling the day full of hope and one that will be immortalised in history. On the day of the Hope Probe's much anticipated insertion into the Martian orbit she spoke about the mission she has led as the chair of UAE Space Agency.
The orbiter will create a road for the UAE's future Mars exploration missions.