The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been named the world's first Arab country to reach Mars. Hope probe is the name of this country's Mars mission (Arabs to Mars).
The mission of the UAE probe was developed in collaboration with India, Australia, and China and is now in its final phase of completion.
In October 2016, an Indian, an Australian, and a Chinese went to the Red Planet's orbit.
Zuma, as the probe is called, was launched from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa at the end of January this year and reached orbit on February 5.
تمت المهمة بنجاح
Mission Accomplished
The Mars landing was attended by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Mohammed bin Zayed, and Emirati leaders.
Al Yahia has been sent into space before, in 1998. He had stayed in orbit for almost seven months. This is the first time he is entering the orbit of another planet, a journey that is expected to last for at least three months. The total distance the probe will have to travel is more than 300 million kilometers. Al Yahia’s trip comes at a very opportune time, as it comes at the same time as Elon Musk’s Falcon Heavy launched. Musk’s work is in the design and building of rocket ships and has seen many successful launches. The spacecraft is expected to crash on the surface of Mars, hence the name: InSight, which translates to the interior. The probe is equipped with instruments that would enable it to detect tectonic movements.
If all goes well, InSight will have gathered some vital information about Mars and other planets such as Jupiter and Saturn, and which could help in understanding the formation of our planet. The probe is equipped with instruments that would enable it to detect tectonic movements. However, InSight’s greatest achievement is going to be the recording of a seismometer — sensors that will listen for the tremor, the actual changes in the land, instead of the seismic waves caused by earthquakes. However, InSight does not need to send data all the time. The reason for this is that the probe has a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG), which means that it is propelled by the heat from radioactive decay. According to experts, if the probe is sending data continuously, it may eventually run out of power. Hence the idea of a radioisotope thermoelectric generator. The RTGs are powered by plutonium-238, which is not found in the earth’s crust, and therefore would not affect life on earth.
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Scientists were most concerned about the speed of the spacecraft. They were worried that if the spacecraft went too fast, it would move away from Mars, and if it went too slow, it would be destroyed on Mars. But the UAE scientists managed to control all this and made the space mission successful.
Scientists believe that the arrival of the United States and China, along with the UAE, on Mars is an indication of increased competition in the world. The world's superpowers are trying to prove their supremacy through this. The United States is the only country in the world to have landed on Mars. It is noteworthy that the United States has done this eight times so far. In the UAE's case, it is the second time that it has done so. In 1988, it was the first country to send a spacecraft to Mars. The UAE's move to send a spacecraft to Mars is commendable. The first people to reach the Red Planet will bring back samples of the Martian soil to the Earth. This would be a historic achievement for the world. Jumana Khalfan Al RomaithiWe hope for Hope as we send the message and vision of the UAE to the Red Planet. #ArabsToMars #HopeProbe pic.twitter.com/8SIJq09ATU
— Hope Mars Mission (@HopeMarsMission) February 9, 2021
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