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    Jan 21, 2021 2 minutes

    Five predictions for 2021 in space

    Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, Chair of the UAE Space Agency, highlights the main influences on spaceflight this year, from Mars missions to sustainability

    We’re going to Mars

    One prediction I can most assuredly make is that the Emirates Mars Mission will reach Mars orbit insertion on 9

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