UAE successfully launches Mars probe aboard Japanese H-IIA rocket

The United Arab Emirates has succeeded with the initial stage of its first-ever Mars mission, thanks to the launch of an H-IIA rocket built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Sunday, the rocket carried the Al Amal (Hope) Probe for the UAE, a Mars orbiter that is set to … Continue reading UAE successfully launches Mars probe aboard Japanese H-IIA rocket