UAE launches mission to Mars in effort to move away from reliance on oil

After two delays due to bad weather, the Hope Probe has been launched from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre.

The £160m mission is aimed at providing a picture of the Martian atmosphere and studying daily and seasonal changes on the planet.

It is also aimed at advancing the UAE's science and technology sector, enabling it to move away from its economic reliance on oil. After two delays due to bad weather, the Amal Probe was launched from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre just before 11pm Sunday, UK time. Around an hour after its launch, the probe deployed solar panels for its communication and other systems as it sped towards Mars at an average speed of more than 75,000mph.Omran Sharaf, project director of Emirates Mars Mission, said about an hour-and-a-half after the lift-off that the probe was sending signals.More from United Arab Emirates

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