Hamdan bin Mohammed signs the last piece of the "Probe of Hope"

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, President of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center and General Supervisor of the Probe of Hope project, confirmed that the probe represents a message that calls for optimism for a better future, made by the Emirati children who provide an inspiring model in challenging the impossible and achieving Achievements for the good of society in the Emirates, the region and the world.

This came when His Highness met a number of members of the Emirates Project team to explore Mars, "the probe of hope", during the signing of His Highness on the last piece in the probe bearing the signature of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, "God bless him." His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, is adorned with the phrase "the power of hope shortens the distance between Earth and Heaven."

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that the probe of hope project translates the efforts of the UAE in caring for people and empowering them with the knowledge, knowledge and experiences necessary to build the present and create the future, noting that his daughters and sons of the Emirates are able to participate effectively in developing human knowledge and employing science and research In the service of human civilization and the promotion of the country's competitiveness and leadership in all fields.

His Highness briefed members of the Hope Probe team on the stages and equipment reached, and the level of readiness to withstand the space environment and the willingness to carry out the mission in a manner that ensures achieving the best results.

His Highness praised the efforts of the probe team from the competencies and citizenship human cadres in developing the project and completing its various stages with the highest standards of efficiency and quality, calling on His Highness the Emirates and the Arab world to continue their scientific career and make more efforts to enhance their expertise and knowledge to participate in a positive role in making the future of human civilization and upgrading the quality Life of societies and promotion of economic development based on knowledge and innovation.

The delegation of the Probe Team of Hope, which was received by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, was attended by Dr. Ahmed bin Abdullah Hamid Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills, Chairman of the Board of the Emirates Space Agency, and Sarah Bint Yousef Al Amiri, Minister of State responsible for the file of advanced sciences The leader of the scientific team for the project, the Director General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center, Youssef Hamad Al-Shaibani, and officials at the Emirates Space Agency, a number of the most prominent young national experiences, they are: The Emirates Project Director for Exploration of Mars Imran Anwar Sharaf, the deputy director of the project and the team leader responsible for developing By the probe Suhail Butti Al Dhafari Al Muhairi, the leader of the Space Systems Engineering Team Mohsen Mohamed Al Awadi, the pilot of the probe tests Omar Hassan Al Shehhi, the propulsion system engineer who supplies the probe with fuel to enter the Mars orbit Scientific devices of the Hope Probe Fatima Hussein Lootah.

Suhail Butti Al Dhafari Al Muhairi oversees eight systems: the energy system, the propulsion system, the control and command system, the mechanical system, the thermal system, the navigational system, the communication system, and the programming system, in addition to his tasks in systems engineering, installation, assembly, and monitoring of the readiness of each system to work in the vehicle Aerospace, with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the American University of Sharjah and a Master’s in Aeronautical Engineering - Aerospace Systems from KAIST in South Korea.

Mohsen Mohamed Al-Awadhi, Systems Engineering Commander with a Master’s in Aerospace Engineering from Colorado State University Boulder, oversees mission requirements, makes sure that designs are accomplished to achieve the objective of the scientific project and takes charge of ensuring that the earth station can communicate with the Hope Probe, and that the probe achieves the appropriate orbit for the implementation of studies on Mars.

As for Omar Hassan Al-Shehhi, he is responsible for integrating the various systems and scientific devices to form the final probe model, and to test it in different environments that simulate the stages the probe will go through in the space environment, to ensure that the probe is ready.

Engineer Aisha Salahuddin Sharafi is working on a propulsion system that provides the probe with the fuel needed to enter its orbit around Mars after its separation from the missile, and Aisha Sharafi is considered the first Emirati engineer working in this field.

As for Hessa Ali Hussein, she works as an engineer for the control and data-processing systems at the probe, which is the main system on the probe that works to monitor all his tasks and health. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from the American University of Sharjah.

The work of Fatima Hussein Lootah, a scientific researcher within the team of the Scientific Equipment for the Probe of Hope, focuses on studying the case of oxygen and carbon monoxide in the upper cover of Mars, and she specializes in the ultraviolet spectroscopy device, and she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Master’s in Engineering Management from the University American in Sharjah.

The Mars Exploration project is managed by an Emirati team of seven departments consisting of more than 150 engineers and researchers, and the probe of hope will start on its mission in July, to reach Mars by 2021, coinciding with the passage of fifty years since the establishment of the UAE, on a journey during which he will cut more than 600 million kilometer.