Within 87 days .. since its launch on July 20

The "Probe of Hope" travels 236 million kilometers on the Mars route

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The UAE Space Exploration Project (Hope Probe) revealed that the probe had traveled more than 236 million kilometers, during 87 days, since its launch on its journey to Mars, on July 20, until yesterday, when the probe would start at a speed of 101,238 kilometers. Per hour, into orbit around the red planet (Mars).

One of the members of the operating room team at the ground station at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center, Eng. Mubarak Al-Ahbabi, said: “The team works to monitor the probe and ensure its safety, by downloading the series of commands necessary to control it, in addition to supporting contact with the probe at every stage of the completion of its mission. , By sending orders and receiving data from him ».

He pointed out that "the team worked around the clock during the first 45 days after the probe was launched."

He stressed that «the hope probe took a national character, and created a great momentum among young citizens and Arabs, as its launch had great reactions inside and outside the UAE.

The enthusiasm of young people to get to know more about the space sector, and it changed society’s view of this sector compared to what it was about 10 years ago.

Al-Ahbabi added: “My work with the Hope Probe team, which is the first Arab project to the Red Planet, was an incentive for me to continue working in the space sector, especially since its scientific mission is different from previous missions.”

He continued, "We will rely on the experience we have gained over the past years in working on space projects, including the Hope Probe, to implement future space projects."

He pointed out that each stage of the probe project has certain characteristics, as the launch phase was full of anticipation and challenge, and was completed with greater success than expected, and then we moved to the stage of communication with the probe (post-launch), which was characterized by extreme accuracy, because communication with the moon during these The period was continuous around the clock, for a period of 45 days, during which we accomplished a number of planned activities.

As for the current period, when the moon is still in the stage of the journey to Mars, it includes many activities that the team is working to accomplish, until the probe reaches the orbit of the Red Planet.

He stressed that he receives many inquiries from citizen students about space projects and the majors that can be chosen for study.

The developer of the operations software at Al-Mesbar, Eng. Hamad Al-Hazami, stated that his role in the project included specific tasks, which are developing the operations software that the operations team uses to send commands to the probe, receive data from it and analyze it, design and engineer computer networks in the operations center and supervise its processing. And work as a command and control operator during the launch phase and early operations, and is currently working on improving the software in the project, pointing out that the team that finishes fulfilling a specific role in the probe project, moves to another role, until the end of the mission of the probe in the orbit of Mars.

He continued: “The most difficult period I lived was during the journey of building the probe, which is during the two months prior to the launch phase, in addition to the launch day itself, due to the pressures and the accuracy of the tests that the project requires to be completed accurately.

I was honored to be one of the team members who witnessed the launch moments from inside the operating room of the ground station at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center, as I was following the device that received the first signal from the probe after its launch, and it was a proud moment that I lived, because it culminated in a great work that continued for six Years".

He stressed that Emirati students tend to know everything about this sector, expecting it to become one of the most popular academic majors in the next few years.

The engineer of the satellite assembly and the leader of the engineering model team of the probe, Muhammad Nasser Al-Emadi, said: “My role in the Al-Amal probe project is within the team to implement tests of the probe's hardware and systems, in addition to implementing electronic and software tests, and confirming its work and efficiency as required,” noting that his team built a model Engineering a satellite similar to the Hope probe, simulating the space environment, adding: "I worked with the team for six years to complete the probe, and we went through various stages, starting from design, assembly and construction, then final tests, which witnessed great pressures."

He emphasized that his work in completing the Al-Amal probe gave him great experience, adding: “Our mission is not over yet, and we are still making developments on the engineering model of the probe in the center,” noting that the project and other state space projects have built national cadres that can be relied upon in the future in other projects.

A tough ride

Engineers from the Al-Amal probe team confirmed that the UAE's achievements in the field of space have motivated students of different academic levels to choose academic majors related to the space sector.

They said that the path the state made in this sector was punctuated by many difficulties, but the final result confirmed its ability to occupy an advanced position among the world's leading countries in this field, which opened the door wide for students' aspirations towards studying scientific disciplines that were not even a few years included in List of undergraduate study options.

They added: “We have lived under great pressure during the various stages of completing the UAE project to explore Mars (the Hope Probe), starting with the design phase until the current stage, in which the probe cuts its journey to the Red Planet, due to the importance of the project, which is the first Arab and Islamic project to explore this planet, which It makes the UAE the ninth country to reach, ”adding that“ the most difficult stages were during the two months preceding the launch, and on the launch day itself, when everyone was in a state of anticipation and motivation. ”

- The engineers of the "Hope Probe" confirm the interest in studying space.

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