First Arab space mission to Mars launched from Japan
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Sarah al-Amiri (L), Minister of State for Advanced Sciences of United Arab Emirates and Naohiko Abe (R), Senior Vice President, Head of Integrated Defence and Space Systems of MHI celebrate the success of the H-2A rocket launch at the Tanegashima Space Centre in southwestern Japan. — AFP
The first Arab space mission to Mars, an unmanned probe dubbed “Hope”, blasted off from Japan last Monday on a mission to reveal more about the atmosphere of the Red Planet.
The Japanese rocket carrying the probe developed by the United Arab Emirates lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Centre in southern Japan right on schedule at 6:58am local time.
An hour later, a live feed showed people applauding in the Japanese control room as the probe successfully detached. In Dubai, the launch was met with rapturous excitement and blanket media coverage, with the Burj Khalifa — the world's tallest skyscraper — lit up hours before liftoff with a symbolic 10 second countdown in anticipation.
In this handout photograph taken and released on July 20, an H-2A rocket carrying the Hope Probe blasts off from Tanegashima Space Centre in southwestern Japan. — AFP
An Emirati man wipes a tear away with his face mask while watching the launch of the “Amal” or “Hope” space probe at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center in Dubai. — AFP
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