UAE Mars mission again delayed due to weather

The Hope probe is now scheduled to launch Monday from Japan.
An employee works at the control room of the Mars Mission at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. - The oil-rich United Arab Emirates has built a nuclear power programme and sent a man to space, and now plans to join another elite club by sending a probe to Mars. Only the United States, India, the former Soviet Union, and the European Space Agency have successfully sent missions to orbit the Red Planet, while China is preparing to launch its first Mars rover later this
An employee works at the control room of the Mars Mission at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, on July 5, 2020. - GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images
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The United Arab Emirates' Mars spacecraft is now scheduled to head into space Monday from Japan, Mitsubishi said in a press release.

The Japanese company, which manufactured the spacecraft, said there could be further delays for the historic mission due to weather conditions.

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