His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, confirmed that he and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, communicated with members of the Hope Probe team in Japan and the Control Center team In Al Khawaneej, His Highness stressed that the probe of hope will be a historical turning point not only for the Emirates, but for the entire Arab world.
His Highness said in a series of tweets via "Twitter": "My brother Mohammed bin Zayed communicated with the members of the Hope Probe team ... the launch team in Japan and the Khawaneej Control Center team ... a historical project behind the people of the Emirates that hundreds of millions of people around the world await."
His Highness added: "495 million km will be traveled by the probe to be the first Arab mission to reach the Red Planet ... and to be a historic turning point in the scientific march of the Emirates and the Arab world ... Our mission has succeeded in making people who believe that nothing is impossible before the will and determination ... Our country is fifty One year, with its probe reaching Mars ... and it will move to the next fifty years with a different spirit ... and renewed determination ... and aspirations embracing the sky ... and youth with nothing left in front of it. "