Home GCC UAE UAE launches new space mission to explore Venus Seven other asteroids will also be explored by Zainab Mansoor October 5, 2021 The UAE has launched a new space mission. “Today, among Projects of the 50, the UAE launched a new space mission… a mission to explore the planet Venus and seven other asteroids in the solar system,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai said on Twitter. The mission will be the first Arab landing on an asteroid at the end of its 3.6 billion km journey, he said. أطلقت دولة الإمارات اليوم ضمن مشاريع الخمسين مهمة جديدة في مجال الفضاء .. مهمة لاستكشاف كوكب الزهرة و7 كويكبات أخرى في المجموعة الشمسية … وتنفيذ أول هبوط عربي على كويكب في ختام الرحلة التي ستقطع 3.6 مليار كم (7 أضعاف رحلة مسبار الأمل لكوكب المريخ) pic.twitter.com/mUnB1fmyUu — HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) October 5, 2021 Sheikh Mohammed added that the Arabs were pioneers of astronomy. “Our mission is to resume our Arab civilization. And if we don’t act today, when?” he quizzed. مسيرتنا في مجال الفضاء ما تزال في بدايتها .. ورحلاتنا مستمرة ..ولدينا مشاريع علماء فضاء .. ورواد فضاء .. ومركبات فضاء .. ثلث نجوم السماء كانت تحمل أسماء عربية .. لأن العرب كانوا رواد علم الفلك .. مهمتنا استئناف حضارتنا العربية.. وإذا لم نتحرك اليوم فمتى؟ pic.twitter.com/RSGcXhPZQy — HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) October 5, 2021 Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan also took to Twitter to laud the new mission. The launch of a new project to explore Venus and the asteroid belt sets an ambitious new goal for our country’s burgeoning space programme. The UAE is determined to make a meaningful contribution to space exploration, scientific research and our understanding of the solar system. pic.twitter.com/bS7QJpK0KL — محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) October 5, 2021 The UAE’s first mission to Mars, the Hope probe successfully entered the red planet’s orbit in February this year. Read: UAE Hope Probe achieves historic milestone, successfully enters Mars orbit Tags Asteroids Mission space UAE Venus 0 Comments You might also like US-UAE climate-friendly farming partnership grows to $29bn From humble beginnings to global heights: Sheikh Mohammed’s journey unveiled in new biography Gold prices in UAE fall as global trends weigh on bullion FAB’s EOSB funds secure initial approval from MOHRE, SCA