Stunning video shows country's landmarks lighting up in red.
Stunning video shows country's landmarks lighting up in red.
Top officials confident, tensed ahead of critical manoeuvre.
Nail-bitingly, Mars Orbit Insertion has a 50 per cent success rate.
The motivational speaker spoke at length about why the UAE's space mission means so much more than its potential contribution to the field of science.
Following a very successful launch in July last year, the world will once again turn to watch as the orbiter enters one of the most crucial phases of the mission.
Although Hope’s estimated time of entry into the Martian orbit is 7.42pm UAE time, the actual time of insertion may be 22 minutes ahead.
The Emirates Mars Mission team had created its own systems and software to take Hope from Earth into deep space and all the way to Mars.
135 million km to go before it reaches Red Planet.
Registration is now open for the webinar on Hope’s Science Journey.