Everything you need to know about the UAE's Hope Mars Probe

[Last starfighter]

And in the future there should be collaboration with Pakistan, wonder how easy(or hard) it would be for Pakistan to make a SLV with ballistic missile experience.

Pakistan had the tech in the 60s

 

[Philip the Arab]

Pakistan had the tech in the 60s

Maybe, but it was never pursued so it means nothing.

 

[Last starfighter]

Maybe, but it was never pursued so it means nothing.

Well that's like saying that the Arabs are going to conquer the stars when in reality they can't even bring there own house in order on earth

 

[Philip the Arab]

Well that's like saying that the Arabs are going to conquer the stars when in reality they can't even bring there own house in order on earth

Arabs are 22 countries, Pakistan is 1 country. If you want to imagine the difficulty run 22 laps, and then run 1 lap.

 

[Last starfighter]

Arabs are 22 countries, Pakistan is 1 country. If you want to imagine the difficulty run 22 laps, and then run 1 lap.

And without a shadow of doubt it so happens that Pakistan is stronger than all of them put together.
Before you jump the gun not financially but in all other avenues.
And it's not like the Arabs have really helped Pakistan in R&D.
Naye the Arabs have had their tongues so far up uncle Sam that everytime the yanks take a dump the Arabs wipe there beards for the taste of crap.
And this is where I close this matter. Have a nice life Phill the Arab and don't forget to wipe your beard

 

[Philip the Arab]

And it's not like the Arabs have really helped Pakistan in R&D.

Not like billions of dollars is help.

Naye the Arabs have had their tongues so far up uncle Sam that everytime the yanks take a dump the Arabs wipe there beards for the taste of crap.

Lol, if you stood up to them you wouldn't have let the drone your civilians

And this is where I close this matter. Have a nice life Phill the Arab and don't forget to wipe your beard

Don't forget to wipe your Arabized beard as well.

 

[IblinI]

I don’t doubt Turkish industry, rather i am fed up with all Turkish trolls all over always playing with these pdf minority Arabs

https://www.defensenews.com/top-100/
Usually the ranking excludes Chinese companies, but looks like they do this year, so what he said is not true and also Russian's rank is higher too.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

The Emirates Mars Mission, the country's next biggest space project, is set to launch in July

Sarah Amiri, Deputy Project Manager of the Emirates Mars Mission and Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, talks about the Hope Probe scheduled for launch in July. AP
This week, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, signed the final outer piece of a satellite, the Hope Probe, which is due to launch into space this year to study the atmosphere of Mars.

Following the excitement over the UAE successfully sending the first Emirati astronaut to the International Space Station last year, The National has all your questions about the country’s next biggest space mission answered:

What is the Hope Probe?
The Hope Probe, also known as the Emirates Mars Mission, is a locally made satellite bound for the Red Planet, where it will gather information about the atmosphere.

Launch date and schedule
While an exact launch date has yet to be announced, Hope Probe will blast off from Earth sometime in July.

The UAE Space Agency and Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, set this month as the launch window because it is the time that Earth and Mars will be at their closest point. This only happens once every two years.

The probe will be launched from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan and is expected to reach Mars orbit in the first quarter of 2021, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the unification of the UAE.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, sign a piece of the Hope Probe, which will be launched to Mars in July, at Qasr Al Watan. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
The mission’s aim:
Once it reaches the Red Planet, the Hope Probe will collect two years' worth of scientific data. The mission could also get an optional two-year extension, which means it will be in space until 2025.

The probe will collect data on Mars' meteorological layers so scientists can study how the upper and lower layers interact with one another — providing the first complete picture of the planet’s atmosphere.

The spacecraft will search for connections between current Martian weather and the ancient climate of the Red Planet, giving scientists deeper insight into the past and future of our own planet as well as the potential of life for humans on Mars and on other distant planets.

Substantial geophysical evidence suggests that Mars was once a much warmer and more humid world, with a lot of liquid water on its surface. Those past conditions may have been optimal for some form of life to evolve.

The probe will also study what drove oxygen and hydrogen — the building blocks of water — out of Mars’ atmosphere. This loss of atmosphere is believed to be the root cause behind Mars becoming a cold desert. Understanding what caused this could help researchers understand how the Martian atmosphere has evolved over time and potentially how life on Mars could have been lost.

The probe is expected to collect more than 1,000 GB of new data. The UAE will share the data with more than 200 academic and scientific institutions around the world for free.

The UAE's mission to Mars, the Hope Probe. Ramon Peñas / The National
How will the data be collected?
Three technologies mounted on the satellite will capture data from Mars:

Emirates Exploration Imager: A multiband camera that can take pictures of the Martian atmosphere in three visible bands and three ultraviolet bands.

Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer: This measures the dust, ice clouds, water vapour and temperature profile of the Martian atmosphere.

Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer: This tool measures changes in the thermosphere; the structure of the hydrogen and oxygen around the planet; and the ultraviolet emissions of hydrogen, oxygen and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere.

Read More
One year to go until UAE's Mars probe launch, say space officials

Hope Probe project almost complete and set for 2020 launch

Who is involved?
The Hope Probe was designed and is being built by Emirati engineers in partnership with other space agencies around the world. Experts from the University of Colorado Boulder, University of California, Berkeley, and Arizona State University were all involved.

MBRSC is responsible for the execution and supervision of all stages of the design, development and launch of the spacecraft while the UAE Space Agency is funding and supervising all procedures.

Engineers assemble the Hope Probe. Courtesy MBR Space Centre / Dubai Media Office
What will it look like and how will it get to Mars?
Hope Probe will be the size and weight of a small car with a total mass (including fuel) of 1,500kg, according to Nasa. It is 2.37m wide and 2.9m tall.

It will blast off in a launcher rocket, then detach and accelerate into deep space. It will reach a speed of 126,000kph on its 600 million km journey around the sun to Mars, which will take around 200 days.

Home-grown satellite
The probe was built by a team of Emirati scientists and engineers whose average age was 27. The majority of the team responsible for sending the Hope probe 37 million miles to Mars is under 35 years.

A team of 75 Emirati engineers are giving final touches to the satellite at the University of Colorado Boulder. The Deputy Project Manager and Chief Scientist, Sarah Al Amiri, who is also the Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, is in her early 30s.

With missions like the Hope Probe and the Astronaut Programme, the UAE aims to train the new generation of Emirati scientists and engineers keen on working in the space sector.

What makes this mission so significant?
The Hope Probe is the first planetary science mission led by an Arab-Islamic country.

It is seen as the Arab world’s version of US President John F Kennedy’s moon shot and is expected to inspire a generation of Emirati and Arab youth to enter the space sector.

It is the UAE’s next biggest space mission since sending the first Emirati astronaut to the International Space Station in September last year.

This mission will be different from previous probes as its unique orbits and instruments will produce entirely new types of data that will enable scientists to build the first holistic model of the Martian atmosphere.

The UAE plans to establish the first human colony on Mars in 2117. Courtesy Dubai Media Office
Does this have anything to do with the Mars 2117 plan?
It is likely that the information gathered during the mission will inform the UAE’s plans to build a habitable settlement on Mars by 2117.

“Mars 2117 is a seed we are sowing today to reap the fruit of new generations led by a passion for science and advancing human knowledge,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said on Twitter following the announcement in 2017.

In preparation, the UAE is constructing a complex of buildings called Mars Scientific City. This facility will include a laboratory that will stimulate the red planet’s terrain and harsh environment through advanced 3D printing technology and heat and radiation insulation. A team of scientists and astronauts will live in this simulated environment for one year to assess the living conditions on Mars.

Good luck...they'll need it.
Mars is a destroyer. Many missions sent there...very few succeed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missions_to_Mars#Missions

 

[War Historian]

Dr. Samar Mubarak Mand

Not very hard at all as per Dr Samarkand Mubarrak who headed projects such the Shaheen ballistic missile program and the Babur cruise missile project as well as carrying out Pakistan's atomic tests in May 1998.

According to him, its just a piece of cake for Pakistan but it's up to the Government to allocate the necessary funds for an SLV program.

The issue is Pakistan being an economically very poor country and living in an extremely hostile neighbourhood, SLV program is not something Pakistan can afford to throw money at.

Let's say Pakistan build an SLV, launches a satellite or two, then what? Too expensive to maintain a space program for Pakistan at the moment when the country's total federal budget is $45 billion annually. We'll have to wait until we have at least a $100 billion federal budget to launch a proper serious SLV program.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Dr. Samar Mubarak Mand

Thank you for correcting me. Updated.

 

[MMM-E]

Usually the ranking excludes Chinese companies, but looks like they do this year, so what he said is not true and also Russian's rank is higher too.

22 Arab countries can not develop even Cruise Missiles

Turkey is only muslim country on top 100 list ...
even hundreds of Turkish military projects are still under development and Turkey has started developing high tech military projects in the last 10 years

the Uae based TROLL Team can dreaming about human colony in Mars by 2117 .... in reality the Uae can not develop even rocket engine for SLV

 

[TNT]

Well, you need to have the ability to go to the closest planet first before moving further into deep space.

We did visit the moon. I think there is a lack of clear vision. Why are we investing so much in mars, do we have a clear objective? If its for search of life, the chances are low on mars and very high on those moons. Is there a need for human settlement on mars as elon musk and others have planned and invested?? I would rather spend the money to assemble a kind of space ship in orbit, fully fuel it with all scientific equipment onboard and then can visit anywhere in our solar system. A nuclear propulsion system can be researched, i just feel they are not moving ahead fast and just using mars and all this for PR or money.

 

[Bardy]

Once Pakistan the greatest country in world the country in which the world revolves around Launches there samosa probe to Mars everyone will shut there big fat mouths!

 

[damm1t]

I can't believe it my countrymen seriously answer this Roman Empire fetish Arab dude.

 

[jamahir]

https://www.thenational.ae/uae/scie...ed-after-the-arab-world-s-golden-era-1.840802

Other great minds included three brothers, the Bani Musa, whose Book of Ingenuous Devicesincludes a design for a self-playing musical instrument, perhaps the earliest programmable machine.

Nice !!

@Hamartia Antidote @RealNapster @fitpOsitive @ps3linux

The UAE plans to establish the first human colony on Mars in 2117. Courtesy Dubai Media Office

Why so late ??

On a scientific point of view, i think we are wasting time and resources with these mars missions. We already know what we need to know about mars, its a dead planet, we should move ahead. Focus should be given to the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn.

The point is to live on Mars first in small numbers and then make it livable for a larger numbers in about 50 years or so.

Brother, it is nothing to do with "nepotism and visionless people", it's just the 1965 war, 1971 war and the Soviet-Afghan wars took a tall on Pakistan's economy.

Between 1974 to 2013, Pakistani number one focus was designing, developing, testing and stock-piling enough nuclear weapons to have Pakistan's own minimum nuclear deterrent.

Nothing else. Everything has just been a distraction.

Pakistan was running around like a headless chicken as a result of the 1971 war.

Pakistan test the Bomb in 1998, yes ??

What after that ??

In reality, Pakistan should have set up a manned space mission in 1998 or at least after the Kargil war.

One has to dream of the stars to achieve the stars.