DUBAI, KOMPAS.TV – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced plans to send a spacecraft to explore the main asteroid belt of the solar system, Monday (29/5/2023). The space project is the latest from the UAE after launching its successful “Hope” spacecraft to Mars in 2020.
Dubbed the “Emirates to the Asteroid Belt” Mission, the project aims to develop the spacecraft in the coming years and then launch it in 2028 to study various asteroids.
“This mission is a follow-up and follow-up to the Mars mission, in which it is the first mission to Mars from the region,” said Mohsen Al Awadhi, program director for Emirates’ Mission to the Asteroid Belt. Associated Press.
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The UAE becomes the first Arab country and the second country to successfully enter Mars orbit on its first attempt when the Hope probe reaches the red planet in February 2021. The craft’s goal is to provide the first complete picture of the Martian atmosphere and its layers. This mission helps answer key questions about climate and planetary composition.
If successful, the newly announced spacecraft will fly at speeds of up to 33,000 kilometers per hour on a seven-year journey to explore six asteroids.
This will culminate in the deployment of a lander to a rare seventh red asteroid which scientists say could provide insight into the building blocks of life on Earth.
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Organic compounds such as water are essential constituents of life and have been found in some asteroids, potentially delivered via collision with other organic-rich bodies or through the creation of complex organic molecules in outer space.
Writer : Tussie Ayu
Editor : Faith-Paradise
Source : Associated Press
2023-05-30 04:10:00
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