UAE’s Hope Begins Journey To Mars

MHI H-IIA rocket carrying UAE's Hope spacecraft
A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA rocket carrying the United Arab Emirates' Hope spacecraft lifts off on July 20.
Credit: MHI Launch Services
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first interplanetary spacecraft began a seven-month journey to Mars on July 20 following a successful launch aboard a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H-IIA rocket. The 174-ft.-tall (53-m) booster lifted off 6:58 a.m. (5:58 p.m. EDT) from the Tanegashima Space Center in...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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