Hope Heads For A Rendezvous With Mars
The UAE probe arrives at Mars on Tuesday, Feb 9. Its purpose is to both study the weather on Mars as well as inspire the next generation of that country's scientists and engineers.
It's taken seven months, and more than 300 million miles to get there, but Hope is on track to arrive at Mars tomorrow.
It's the first ever interplanetary mission from the United Arab Emirates and "Hope" is the name of the SUV-sized spacecraft that is scheduled to orbit Mars and study the Martian atmosphere.
