United Arab Emirates launched its first mission to Mars

The UAE’s Hope probe has transmitted its first signal from space early Monday morning. This came after the spacecraft’s solar panels were deployed to charge its batteries following its separation from the launch vehicle.

The UAE Space Agency and Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre announced that the Ground Control station located in the Al Khawaneej area of Dubai had successfully received the first transmission from the Hope Probe at 3:10 am, Monday.