EMM-Emirates Mars mission

The United Arab Emirates will send its spacecraft to Mars for the first time in July.  This will be the first spacecraft in the Arab world.  The Mars probe is named 'Hope Probe' and the expedition is named Emirates Mars Mission (EMM).

 Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) announced on Tuesday that "UAE's Mars Mission Hope Probe (Al Amal in Arabic) will begin its journey to the Red Planet on July 15 at exactly 12:51:27 AM (UAE time),  Mangalyaan will be launched on July 15 from Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) in Kagoshima Prefecture, Southwestern Japan, Japan.

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 After more than 83 hours of journey by sea from the UAE, it was taken to Japan where the countdown to its launch has already started last month.

 The main structure of the Hope Probe is made of an aluminum sheet that is cubical on the outside.  It measures 2.3 measures meters wide, 2.9 meters long, and weighs about 1,500 kg when fully refueled.  The Mars Hope Probe will be filled with 700 kg of hydrogen fuel.

 The 'Mars Hope Probe' will be carried on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA rocket.  The 'Mars Hope Probe' will travel 495 million kilometers to reach and orbit Mars.

 The 'Hope Probe' is projected to enter Mars orbit in February next year, which coincides with the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the United Arab Emirates, it is also dedicated to the Historical Association of Emirates.

 

 In this mission, from the different levels of the atmosphere of Mars, it will also be found out what was the reason for the elimination of hydrogen and oxygen from the red planet.  The vehicle is expected to reach Mars in the first quarter of 2021.

 The UAE Space Agency (UAESA) and the Muhammad bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) have said that if this mission was successful, it would be the first vehicle to take pictures of the atmosphere of Mars.  UAESA President Ahmed Belhaul Al Falasi has said that the success of this mission will be a major achievement for the Arab and Islamic world.