His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center, said that "the UAE is preparing for a historic event, to be the first Arab and Muslim country to reach Mars", pointing out his highness that the Emirates project to explore Mars «a probe of hope “A mission that requires preparation for her 5.5 million working hours, accomplished by a team consisting of 200 engineers and engineers from the Emirates, stressing that His Highness that space programs are a gateway to science and building scientists, and that science and knowledge are the way to a prosperous future, pointing out that His Highness is the Emirates project to explore Mars« the path of hope »Part of an endeavor to inculcate the culture of the impossible among the sons and daughters of the Emirates, and this ambitious space project contributes to the consolidation of the UAE's pioneering position in the science and technology sector, and the leadership of the knowledge transformation in the Arab world.
Dubai Crown Prince: - "We will go to Mars because space programs are a gateway to science, and it is a gateway to building scientists, and we have no future without science ... and we have no future without knowledge." - "We will go to Mars because we want to instill in our young men and women a new culture ... that it is not impossible for the Emirates and the Emiratis ... and that if we resolve, we will implement ... and if we dream, we will achieve our dreams." - "We will go to Mars because we want to be at the forefront of the Arab scientific renaissance ... The journey is a message of hope for the Arabs ... We can compete in technology, science and knowledge ... and the UAE is leading the Arab cognitive shift today." |
This came, in a video published by His Highness on his official account on Twitter, during which he answered a frequent question he received from a large number of his followers, which is: Why does the UAE go to Mars? What is the purpose of this historic trip?
His Highness put forward five reasons that drive the UAE to take this exceptional trip, as the first Arab country to go to outer space, where His Highness stopped at the first reason, saying: “We will go to Mars because space programs are a gateway to science, and it is a gateway for building scientists, and we have no future without science .. nor A future for us without knowledge. ”
And the second reason came, as His Highness mentioned: “We will go to Mars because we want to instill in our young men and women a new culture ... that nothing is impossible for the Emirates and the Emiratis .. and that if we resolve, we will implement .. and if we dream, we will achieve our dreams.”
As for the third reason, as His Highness explained: “We will go to Mars because the UAE wants to be at the forefront of the Arab scientific renaissance .. The Mars journey is a message of hope for all Arabs .. We can compete with the world in technology, science and knowledge .. and the UAE today leads the Arab knowledge shift” .
And the fourth reason, which His Highness determined, stated: “We will go to Mars because Mars is a means to a greater end .. Our goal is not to build a probe and launch it .. Our goal is to build a human being .. It is a journey that Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid started to build people .. Today Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed continues building the human being with his knowledge, knowledge, abilities and ambitions that reach the sky.
His Highness summarized the fifth reason by saying: “We will go to Mars because we want to start a new journey in our country .. the next 50 years journey .. 50 years ago in the Emirates .. where we started from the desert of our country .. and we want the next 50 years to start from the Mars desert. Because we are a people who knows the impossible ... and nothing can stand in front of our high ambitions. ”
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum pointed out that «the UAE mission to explore Mars begins on a journey that takes seven months, at a speed of 121 thousand kilometers per hour, to cross more than 490 million kilometers, to reach the Emirates flag, and the dreams of the Emiratis reach the red planet, The Emirates will be the fifth country to reach Mars. ”
The Crown Prince of Dubai expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Emirates Project team to explore Mars, assuring them that "the mission succeeded before the journey started," and wished them success in serving the country. His Highness said: "Our head is raised and our achievements are continuing ... Our leadership knows only the first place" .
His Highness concluded by saying: “Greetings to men .. Greetings to heroes .. Greetings to the country's daughters, engineers and accomplishments .. Today is a holiday in the UAE.”
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Millions of hours of work required by the preparation and completion of the "Hope Probe" by a team of 200 engineers and engineers from the Emirates.