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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dxx" data-source="post: 25528981" data-attributes="member: 386171">[MEDIA=youtube]zgDx9A0f0cM[/MEDIA]The United Arab Emirates' historic first mission to Mars is under way, after a successful lift-off in Japan.The Hope probe launched on an H2-A rocket from Tanegashima spaceport, and is now on a 500-million-km journey to study the planet's weather and climate.[ATTACH=full]86081[/ATTACH]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 UAE craft is one of three missions to Mars launching this month.Why is the UAE going to Mars?[ATTACH=full]86082[/ATTACH]The UAE has limited experience of designing and manufacturing spacecraft - and yet here it is attempting something only the US, Russia, Europe and India have succeeded in doing. But it speaks to the Emiratis' ambition that they should dare to take on this challenge.Their engineers, mentored by American experts, have produced a sophisticated probe in just six years - and when this satellite gets to Mars, it's expected to deliver novel science, revealing fresh insights on the workings of the planet's atmosphere.<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53394737?at_custom3=BBC+News&at_campaign=64&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&at_medium=custom7&at_custom4=DB682F46-CA0D-11EA-88CA-517696E8478F&at_custom2=facebook_page" target="_blank">BBC</a></blockquote>

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