UAE to unveil scientific details of the first Arab mission to Mars

On Wednesday 6th May, the United Arab Emirates will unveil the scientific and logistical details of the first Arab mission to Mars. The announcement will take place at an official event to be attended by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and other top-level UAE officials.

The event will reveal the plan for the spacecraft's 7-9 month journey across the solar system, the nature of the scientific research that it will conduct when it arrives at the Red Planet, and the team of Emirati engineers and scientists who will work on the project for the next five years.