The countdown to the launch date of the "Hope Probe" scheduled at 00:51:27 after midnight Emirates time began on Wednesday, July 15 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan, and the young Emirati cadres team continues operations, tests and final experiments to prepare the hope probe for the culmination of six Years of scientific and logistical efforts to complete the Emirates Mars Project.
The Emirati cadres team works around the clock to complete the latest preparations according to a strictly defined timetable, and a set of related test tasks over 50 working days, which the team members rotate according to the methodology of multitasking and skills, which the team developed within months, and enabled it to deal flexibly with the exceptional procedures resulting On the Covid-19 pandemic, without affecting the launch date of the probe.
The Director General of the Emirates Space Agency, Dr. Mohammed Al-Ahbabi, confirmed during a press conference yesterday, the probe team currently present in Japan gathered that the launching of the "probe of hope" is applied correctly, as this stage is important, in preparation for launch next week, noting that all Indicators confirm that the launch will be on schedule.
Meanwhile, the deputy director of the "Probe of Hope" project and the leader of the spacecraft team, Suhail Al-Dhafari, said: "The team of the Probe of Hope, which was formed at the end of 2014, is composed of more than 30 people, with various specializations, including electrical engineering, software engineering, and mechanical engineering." , Noting that the manufacture of the satellite took a period of six years, until we ended up with what we have reached now.
Omar al-Shehhi said that his role focuses on designing the ground equipment used in testing the probe, whether electrical or mechanical, in addition to preparing test operations, and we conducted tests that simulate the launch environment and the environments to which he will be exposed Probe, taking into account temperature differences and other factors ».
In response to a question to «Emirates Today», Al-Shehhi said: “We faced several challenges during our trip to Japan, most notably the Corona pandemic, which prompted us to move the probe to Japan before the planned time, and then rearranging the work schedule was a challenge And we were able to overcome it in coordination between the government in the Emirates and the UAE embassy in Japan on the one hand, and the Japanese side on the other hand. Also, traveling at this time and maintaining the safety of team members was another challenge, in addition to technical challenges faced by the team.
He stressed that the team is largely committed to all preventive and preventive measures against «Coved-19», pointing out that their whereabouts in Japan, has not recorded any case of infection with the virus. On the state of anticipation of the members of the "Probe of Hope" team for the moment of launch, Al-Shehhi explained that everyone is controlled by feelings of joy with this great achievement, but it is a joy mixed with patience and review of every small or large part, more than once, to ensure that the planned work is going as it should, adding "The moment of launch is important, and we are ready for it."
Al-Kaabi: Our engineers have performed their role perfectly
The Minister of Culture and Youth, Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, confirmed that the Emirates project to explore Mars (probe of hope), confirms that the UAE with a vision of its leadership is moving forward with determination, to achieve the world's leading achievements in all fields. She said that the pioneering project constitutes a milestone in the national achievements march, despite the challenges, the stages of implementing the project went by steady steps, leading to the launch of the probe in its historical mission. She added, “We are proud of the youth of the homeland, who have taken upon themselves the task of this project from its early stages. "Sustainable, they are the pillars of the future and the main driver of economic development." Abu Dhabi and Umm
Japan's probe team is largely committed to all precautionary measures against Coved-19.