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May 06, 2015

UAE says on track to send probe to Mars in 2021
Dubai (AFP) May 6, 2015
Oil-rich United Arab Emirates said Wednesday it was pressing ahead with plans to send the first Arab unmanned probe to Mars by 2021, naming it "Hope". The probe will leave Earth in 2020 on a mission "designed to complement the science work of other missions and fill important gaps in human knowledge," the Gulf state said in a statement. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the UAE vice president and ruler of Dubai, said the mission "represents hope for millions of young Arabs looking for a bet ... read more

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