{"id":23334,"date":"2020-07-16T19:56:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T11:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/watch-uae-sending-inspirational-hope-probe-to-mars-from-japan-today\/"},"modified":"2020-07-16T19:56:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T11:56:53","slug":"watch-uae-sending-inspirational-hope-probe-to-mars-from-japan-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/watch-uae-sending-inspirational-hope-probe-to-mars-from-japan-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: UAE sending inspirational \u201cHope\u201d probe to Mars from Japan today"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"2937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2020\/07\/15\/uae-mars-hope-mission-jaxa\/ecjxzufx0aaxzgu\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"1024,575\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"EcjXzUFX0AAXZgU\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United Arab Emirates is about to capture an important picture of Mars during the Emirates Mars Mission, which will send a probe to the Red Planet this month. The launch was scheduled for this Tuesday, July 14, but it was delayed a few days by weather conditions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube alignwide wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/twcVymNjYwU?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"more-2908\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the mission\u2019s project manager Omran Sharaf told <em>CNN<\/em>, the UAE government plans to diversify the country\u2019s economy by investing in space projects, as well as encourage students to explore different areas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe UAE government wanted to inspire Emirati youth to go into STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and wanted to use this mission as a catalyst for change in multiple sectors, which includes academic sector, industrial sector and economic sector\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Emirates Mars Mission project was developed over six years by scientists at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai. The Arab country will launch the \u201cHope\u201d probe from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan this Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 8:43 PM GMT. However, it will only reach Mars in February 2021.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHope\u201d will stay 687 days in orbit analyzing levels of hydrogen and oxygen, which will provide even more details about the atmosphere of Mars.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-2908',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The UAE\u2019s space mission, the Arab world\u2019s first interplanetary mission, will launch on Friday July 17, 2020 at 12:43am UAE time (July 16, 2020 at 8:43pm GMT) from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UAEGOV (@UAEmediaoffice) July 14, 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, NASA is getting ready for its own mission on Mars this month, which will analyze the planet\u2019s climate and geology for future missions with human exploration. The \u201cPerseverance\u201d rover is expected to be launched from Florida to Mars on July 30, with the possibility of being postponed to a later date in August. <em>Space Explored\u2019s<\/em> Zac Hall will be on the ground in Cape Canaveral to cover NASA\u2019s Mars launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about the inspirational \u201cHope\u201d Mars probe here.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After extensive meetings, the UAE Space Agency and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center through discussions with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, announced further delay of the Mars Hope Probe launch due to unstable weather conditions at the launch site in Tanegashima Island, Japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UAEGOV (@UAEmediaoffice) July 15, 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Arab Emirates is about to capture an important picture of Mars during the Emirates Mars Mission, which will send a probe to the Red Planet this month. The launch was scheduled for this Tuesday, July 14, but it was delayed a few days by weather conditions. 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