Huge news for the UAE!

The Hope Probe project is 85% complete, this is the first ever Arab space exploration probe mission to Mars and it’s expected to launch by 2021!

There is less than 500 days ’till the launch of the unmanned spacecraft, which is approximately the size of a small car, to space.

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The mission of the spacecraft is to reach planet Mars by 2021, the year which marks the 50th anniversary of the UAE

The @UAESpaceAgency and the @MBRSpaceCentre have announced that 85% of the Hope Probe project has been completed. It is planned to reach Mars by 2021, with less than 500 days remaining for the launch. https://t.co/eJcN6lQ7gK pic.twitter.com/WGBvDpbJgb

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 22, 2019

The Hope Probe mission? Snap an image of the Martian atmosphere

It passed every test so far

The #Hope_Probe has succeeded in all the initial tests it has been subject to so far, in preparation to the five environmental tests to be conducted on the probe this year.

— MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre) April 22, 2019

3…2…1… LIFTOFF!