An H-2A rocket carrying the Hope Probe, developed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the Mars explore, rises into the air after blasting off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan, in this
UAE launches Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt The mission would extend 10 times past that of the Mars mission, with a total estimated travel distance of 5 billion Kilometers.