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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Emirates' Hope (مسبار الأمل) Spacecraft Enters Mars Orbit
Hope is in orbit! Ground teams in Dubai have confirmed the end of the Hope spacecraft’s Mars Orbit Insertion burn.
— Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) February 9, 2021
This makes the United Arab Emirates the fifth entity to place a spacecraft into orbit around Mars.https://t.co/RL7kFP4XcH pic.twitter.com/tEcr2DoOXb
Here is background on the mission.
Posted at February 9, 2021 16:36