His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, confirmed that the UAE is led by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, The head of state has become a center for the resumption of civilization in the Arab world, an inspiring story for future generations, and a message of hope for the region and the world with a better future.
This came when their Highness signed the last piece of the “Probe of Hope” at Al-Watan Palace in Abu Dhabi yesterday, which constitutes the last external part of the probe, and bears the names of His Highness members of the Supreme Council of the Federation rulers of the Emirates and the signatures of their Highness alongside the signatures of His Highness the Crown Prince, and is adorned with the phrase “strength Hope shortens the distance between the earth and the sky, ”in an expression of the sublime human message carried by the Emirates of the future of man and the world.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: “The achievement of the probe of hope constitutes a message for the citizens and residents of the UAE and for our brothers in the Arab world and our friends around the world, that belief in youth and investing in their capabilities and capabilities is the winning bet for every country that sets its sights on making the future and placing its distinctive mark In the march of human civilization ... today we celebrate the elite of Emirati scientists, scientists and engineers with whom we raise our heads high to embrace space.
His Highness added: “The probe of hope is a realistic embodiment of Zayed’s ambition, may God have mercy on him, to reach space, and a new step in the process of preparing for the next fifty years, whose end we will celebrate by achieving the goals of the UAE centenary and bringing our country to the first positions globally in various fields .. The probe of hope is a vivid translation of the power of hope in Inspiring and motivating generations to make a positive difference in the lives of people ... The path of hope is the focus of the UAE’s mission to strengthen the human partnership in the outputs of scientific research and exploration and employ them for the good of humanity. ”
For his part, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed that the Emirates project to explore Mars "a probe of hope" constitutes a message from the UAE to the world "that its ambition has no limits, and that it is able, with the help of its children, to turn challenges into achievements and opportunities that are employed in the manufacture of the future" , And benefiting from it in supporting the march of knowledge and human civilization. ”
His Highness said that the "Probe of Hope", which the Emiratis developed with determination and competence, confirms our visions and orientations by enhancing reliance on national cadres and competencies. He added: "We are proud of what the UAE youth, experts and engineers have accomplished in the probe work teams."
His Highness stressed that this project is an incentive and inspiration for all the peoples of the region, an important turning point in the state’s march to develop the space sector and exploring Mars, a fundamental step in the process of preparing for the next fifty years, and an important tool for making the future and developing human knowledge.
The signing was attended by His Highness General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, along with a team The probe of hope and a number of ministers, national figures and officials worked in the government of the Emirates.
The Emirates Mars Exploration Project, "Probe of Hope", which began work since November 2015, is a turning point in the history of the UAE, as it officially contributed to its entry into the global space exploration race among the 26 missions that succeeded in reaching the Red Planet launched by nine countries around the world.
The achievement of the "Probe of Hope" within only six years is a precedent scientific and technical, as the project of building an integrated probe to send to the Red Planet is a task five times more difficult than designing and building satellites that revolve around the Earth, as it will operate in unusual conditions, the most important of which is the unique environment of Mars The scientific mission accomplished by the flight from Earth to the orbit of Mars, in addition to the challenge of the stability of the probe in the planet's orbit for a period of four years during which it monitors scientific data.
The probe will be completely controlled from the territory of the country, and by the hands of the "ground control center" of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center.
The probe, which will start in its path next July, from the Tanegashima Space Center located on the island of southern Japan to reach Mars in February 2021, in conjunction with the UAE celebrations of its golden jubilee, covering a distance of 600 million km, to provide scientific answers to a number of important research questions that Focused on the scientific community specialized in Mars sciences. The "Probe of Hope" aims to study the state of the weather on the Red Planet and the impact of changes in the lower layer on the upper layers, fading atmosphere and seasonal climate changes to provide new data for humanity monitored for the first time.
During the project, the team was rehabilitated through an intensive program in transferring knowledge, preparing them to design the most accurate parts of the Hope Probe “Program for the Development of Scientists and Researchers in Space Sciences”, which is supervised by the best scientists in the world in the field of Mars and resulted in the rehabilitation of 25 Emirati engineers and engineers from the pioneers of science Mars in areas that have not previously been trained for specialists at the country level.
Deputy Head of State:
"(Probe of Hope) embodies Zayed's ambition to reach space and a step in the march of preparation for the next 50 years."
"We celebrate the elite of the UAE minds, scientists and engineers with whom we raise our heads high to embrace space."
“(Probe of Hope) is a message that believing in youth and investing in their capabilities and potential is the winning bet.”
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince:
“(Probe of Hope) is a message to the world that the UAE’s ambition is limitless and capable of transforming challenges into achievements.”
"We are proud of what the UAE youth, experts and engineers have accomplished in the probe teams."
"The project is an incentive and inspiration for all the peoples of the region, and an important turning point in the state's march to develop the space sector."
Full control over the “probe of hope” from the state’s lands, and in the hands of the “ground control center” team.
The "Probe of Hope" provides answers to research questions that the scientific community specializing in Mars sciences focuses on.
The last piece bears the signatures of the rulers of the Emirates and the Crown Prince, and the phrase "the power of hope shortens the distance between the earth and the sky."
Achieve new achievements
The "Probe of Hope" team, which consists of 150 engineers, engineers, researchers and researchers from the sons and daughters of the state, succeeded in achieving new achievements in efficiency and design, and by committing to a budget that is the least compared to similar projects, as it did not exceed 200 million dollars and was able to involve more than 60 thousand students, teachers and academics In educational and educational programs.
The project, in which the participation rate of women in the world was 34%, contributed to developing the capabilities of scientists in the field of Mars, establishing six university programs in space science, developing 200 designs for new scientific technology, and making more than 66 mechanical parts on state soil.
1000 GB data
The "Probe of Hope" will send 1,000 gigabytes of data and information to the scientific community around the world. It will be available to more than 200 scientific and research bodies around the world, while the project contributed to providing research information since the work began on it six years ago, as the scientific team of the probe published more than 87 worksheets, in addition to scientific research specialized in studying the atmosphere of Mars, contribute to achieving a quantum leap in the field of space. The team also managed to complete more than 41 joint projects between researchers, students and scientists in the UAE, the United States of America and France.