UAE will send a spacecraft to investigate an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter.

UAE will send a spacecraft to investigate an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter.

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: October 07 2021

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  • The United Arab Emirates has revealed plans to send a probe to an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to collect data about the universe's origins, the latest effort in the oil-rich country's ambitious space programme.
  • The project aims for a launch in 2028 and a landing in 2033, a five-year mission that will see the spacecraft traverse 3.6 billion kilometres (2.2 billion miles).
  • In 2024, the UAE wants to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon.

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About UAE

  • In December 1971, the UAE became a federation of six emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Quwain, and Fujairah, while the seventh emirate, Ras Al Khaimah, joined the federation in 1972.
  • Capital: Abu Dhabi
  • Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham
  • President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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