UAE launches historic first mission to mars

The United Arab Emirates’ historic first mission to mars is under way, after a successful lift-off in Japan.

Two previous attempts to launch the probe in the past week had to be called off because of adverse weather.

Hope’s arrival in February 2021 is set to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the UAE’s formation.

The chairman of the United Arab Emirates council of scientists and deputy project manager of the emirates mars mission her Sarah Al Amiri, the science lead on hope, spoke of her excitement and relief in seeing the rocket climb successfully into the sky

She stated that the impact on her country would be the same as that on America when its people watched the Apollo 11 moon landing 51 years ago.