According to the mission's website, the UAE Space Agency was established with the aim of upgrading the country's technical capacity and human capital, and enabling economic diversification. The spacecraft will be built in Japan, but its operators and the scientific equipment will be local - about 150 in number
The United Arab Emirates has set itself an ambitious goal of launching the first mission of the rich country in the Persian Gulf. It is an unmanned spacecraft that will be launched by a Japanese rocket from the Japan Space Center. In doing so, it will be the first Arab country to do so. The name of the spaceship will be HOPE - hope.
Japan Space Agency (JAXA) Vice President Yoichi Yumaura said last week "We are pleased to launch the UAE Mars Rover by the Japanese launch vehicle H-IIA at the Tangeshima Space Center in 2020. We are confident that we can take charge of the spacecraft together with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries."
Yumaura made the remarks during a global space conference held in Abu Dhabi, and was quoted by the Khaleej Times newspaper.
Even earlier, at the end of 2018, Japan will launch the Khalifasat satellite for the United Arab Emirates, which will be exclusively developed by engineers in the United Arab Emirates, using the same launcher model.
The Mars probe HOPE will operate, according to the United Arab Emirates Space Agency, to increase knowledge about the Red Planet's climate and atmosphere. About 150 scientists and engineers are expected to work in the project. The Space Agency of the United Arab Emirates was established in 2014, after the country's authorities announced that their goal, which this week was announced as an important step, was to become the first Arab country to launch a spacecraft to Mars.
on the agency's website The head of the agency, who belongs to Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is quoted as saying that "the purpose of the agency is to build technical and intellectual capabilities in the fields of space engineering and space exploration, to enter the space industry and use space technologies in order to enrich the country's development plans. We choose the epic challenge of reaching Mars because this epic challenge inspires and motivates us. As soon as we stop taking on such challenges, we will stop progressing."
It was also written: "The mission will be a turning point in the development of the country's space industry and will be a new driver for diversified economic growth.
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They are trying to do something, and I think it is beautiful. There is an advertisement that they encourage science and engineering in the Arab world, better than incitement/promotion of religion/I don't know what..
And - they don't lack money, and if they start investing even a little money, it could help space exploration quite a bit. (How many billions from the UAE could help NASA's sad budget)
To Anonymous: Would you trust the data they will report if there is already a problem with the presentation of the task? I do not. Therefore, I am not sure that "they are doing something good for the advancement of science". They are probably doing something to promote themselves.
Yossi Yaari, so what? They are doing something good for the advancement of science, in the world and certainly in the Arab world. (And far from religion, not sure how much religions accept such things)
"Using a Japanese rocket from the Japan Space Center". You can "trust" our cousins to show, both in the drawing above and in the simulation (minute 2:26), that the launch will be carried out from the Emirates.