A hope probe will arrive in Mars in February 2021 and aims to take the first full picture of Marsâ ????? … [+]
Mohammed bin Rashid space center
Welcome to “Mars Week” as three spacecraft arrive to take a closer look at the Red Planet. The weather is sure to be like the first UAE, then China will try to orbit Mars on consecutive days this week – Monday, February 8 and Tuesday, February 9 – followed by the next week with NASA.
Is this the beginning of the time to study the depths of the universe?
After 300 million miles of missions, the “Hope,” “Tianwen” and “Perseverance” spacecraft will reach the Martian system as they travel at over 12,000 mph / 19,000 kph and attempt to into orbit – and, in the case of NASA, land on the Red Planet.
It is dangerous, and very tight.
Here’s everything you need to know about “Hope,” “Tianwen” and “Perseverance” reach the Martian system and how you can follow them online.
A trip to the Emirates of Mars and its “Hope” probe.
Mohammed bin Rashid space center
1. First interplanetary mission in the Arab world
Mission Name: Emirates Mars Mission (EMM)
When: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 (10:00 am EST / 7:00 am PST)
Watch live Monday as “Hope” arrives in Mars and enters orbit. The weather is going to be tense, expecting a “dark half hour” of 27 minutes of radio silence before entering orbital as the probe is orbited by Mars.
EMM is carrying a probe called “Hope,” a Mars orbiter developed by the UAE. It will study Martian atmosphere from late 2021 for a total of 687 days Martian year.
If successful, the UAE will be the fifth country to reach the Red Planet and the first Arab country to receive interplanetary travel.
People watch the Long March-5 rocket, carrying an orbiter, lander and rover as part of the Tianwen-1 … [+]
AFP through Getty Images
2. China claims to be the second country to move to Mars
Mission Name: Tianwen-1
When: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Just a day after “Hope” arrives in Mars, the Tianwen-1 orbit will enter China. The mission is a one-part orbit, a one-part rover, and the last one uses radar to search for water and map minerals. However, his rover won’t go to the Martian surface until weeks later – maybe May 2021.
This photo shows some of the key milestones that NASA’s Perseverance rover goes through. … [+]
NASA / JPL-Caltech
3. NASA puts a robotic astrobiologist and a helicopter on Mars
Mission Name: Mars 2020
When: Thursday, February 18, 2021, 3:55 pm EST / 12:55 pm PST
NASA’s “Perseverance” rover at Mars 2020 – the largest and most exciting rover ever sent to the Red Planet – is just over a week away from a landing attempt.
Incoming, descending and landing there is a rapid deceleration from 12,000 mph to supersonic distances, a parachute to slow it down to 150 mph, and finally a “skytrain” descending with the power of the rover yourself. It is expected to be a “seven minutes of horror” for NASA as permanence must survive through heat and shaking, but also boulders and debris on the crater floor.
The nervy event will be streamed live on NASA’s website and on YouTube. The landing demonstration begins at 11:15 am PST / 2: 15pm EST on Thursday, February 18, 2021. There will be extensive coverage on NASA in launch week.
The narrow target of a Perseverance crater is Jezero, an old river bed, where he finds signs for old life.
Attached to the rover will be a small drone called “Ingenuity” which is expected to take several short turns with power.
The mission will last for at least one Martian year and will collect deposits of surface symbols to return to Earth in the future.
Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.