Expected to launch in 2023, the MBZ-SAT will be the second satellite to be built by an all-Emirati team
The programme created as part of the new partnership includes the same elements and modules featured in the training of NASA astronauts
The Hope probe took off from the Tanegashima Space Centre on July 20 on a 493 million km journey to Mars
The Ground Control station located in the Al Khawaneej area of Dubai has successfully received the first transmission from the Hope Probe too
The Hope probe will now lift-off on July 20, 2020, at 1.58am UAE local time
The unmanned probe is expected to enter Mars’ orbit on February 2021