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On the first day of Dubai Air Show, visitors got to see the historical display of the prototype of UAE's first ever spacecraft that will orbit Mars. The spacecraft, called Hope. A model of the Emirates Mars Mission's (EMM) spacecraft was revealed at the Dubai Air Show 2017. As part of the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) it will be launched in July 2020. Hope will gather climate and atmosphere data of Mars and the date will be shared for free with the public. In July 2014 Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates announced the project of Hope spacecraft that will orbit Mars. It will weigh 1,500kg including fuel. (Image courtesy: Emirates Mars Mission)
The structure of Hope spacecraft is made up of aluminium frame with light weight aluminium honeycomb panels. (Image courtesy: Emirates Mars Mission) -
To successfully reach Mars' orbit the spacecraft will have navigation sensors installed, including star trackers and sun sensors. (Image courtesy: Emirates Mars Mission)
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It measures 2.37m wide by 2.90m tall excluding solar panels. Once in space the spacecraft will charge its batteries using three 600 watt solar panels. (Image courtesy: Emirates Mars Mission)
Hope carries three scientific instruments for its mission to study the Martian atmosphere – an imager, an infra-redspectrometer and an ultraviolet spectrometer. At present, the EMM has completed the design phase of the project and is in the manufacturing phase. (Image courtesy: Emirates Mars Mission)
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