UAE launches first Arab mission to Mars from Japan

DNA Monday, 20 July 2020 ()
The United Arab Emirates on Monday blasted off its first-ever interplanetary Hope Probe mission to Mars from Japan.
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News video: Japanese rocket carrying UAE Mars probe ready for launch

Japanese rocket carrying UAE Mars probe ready for launch 01:00

 A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying a United Arab Emirates Mars spacecraft has been placed on the launch pad for Monday’s scheduled liftoff for the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission, officials said.The launch of the orbiter – named Amal, or Hope – from Tanegashima Space Centre on a small...