As the UAE proudly awaits for the Hope Probe to reach Mars, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai sent an important message. Via his official account, he emphasised that the history has already been made.

We are Making History

"The biggest challenge for the Probe is to enter Mars orbit, with a 50 per cent success rate; though the failure rate is 50 per cent, I believe success is within our grasp. But I say, even if we could not enter the orbit, we've already made history. This is the farthest point in the universe to be reached by Arabs throughout their history" he wrote.

Hope for Arab Nations

He clarified that the mission's goal is to give hope to all Arabs that they are capable of competing with the rest of the world. He further emphasised that more than five million working hours by over 200 Emirati male and female engineers were put to make this possible. "We pray to Allah the Almighty to grant us success in reaching Mars," H.H. Sheikh Mohammed added.

Towards the next 50

The ruler of Dubai already pointed out how important this mission is for the nation. "We will commemorate fifty years of the Union by celebrating our arrival to the planet, Mars. We celebrate the outcomes of the efforts of Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid to invest in human capital", he stated.
Furthermore, he said that as the country prepares for the next 50 years, the UAE will prove to the world the Emirati people are capable of doing the impossible.

You can watch a live stream of Hope probe hurtling towards the Martian atmosphere via the Emirates Mars Mission website today, 9th of February 2021, from 7:00 pm UAE time on www.emm.ae/live