Eldorado Posted July 19, 2020 #1 Share Posted July 19, 2020 "A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying a United Arab Emirates Mars spacecraft has been placed on the launch pad for Monday’s scheduled liftoff for the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission, officials said. "The launch of the orbiter – named Amal, or Hope – from Tanegashima Space Centre on a small southern Japanese island was initially scheduled for last Wednesday but was delayed due to bad weather in the region. "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the provider of the H-IIA rocket, announced on Sunday that the launch would proceed at 6.58am on Monday (2158 GMT on Sunday)." Guernsey Press: https://guernseypress.com/news/world-news/2020/07/19/japanese-rocket-carrying-uae-mars-probe-ready-for-launch/ "The UAE Is Going to Mars Today—Here's How to Watch the Historic Launch Live" At Popular Mechanics: https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a33300287/emirates-mars-mission-watch-launch-live/ Live at SpaceFlight Now: https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/07/19/h-2a-emirates-mars-mission-mission-status-center-2/ 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted July 19, 2020 Author #2 Share Posted July 19, 2020 40mins to go. Live from NASA at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXsh4bQ52zY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted February 7, 2021 #3 Share Posted February 7, 2021 UAE's 'Hope' probe to be first in trio of Mars missions The first Arab space mission, the UAE's "Hope" probe, is expected to reach Mars' orbit on Tuesday, making it the first of three spacecraft to arrive at the Red Planet this month. The United Arab Emirates, China and the United States all launched projects to Mars last July, taking advantage of a period when the Earth and Mars are nearest. If succesful, the wealthy Gulf state will become the fifth nation to ever reach Mars—a venture timed to mark the 50th anniversary of the unification of the UAE—with the China mission due to become the sixth the following day. https://phys.org/news/2021-02-uae-probe-trio-mars-missions.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted February 9, 2021 Author #4 Share Posted February 9, 2021 The Emirates Mars Mission https://www.emiratesmarsmission.ae/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted February 9, 2021 #5 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Hmm.. the Arab Emirates space mission ? Well, I guess they paid for it. But the Probe is made in America, and the launch vehicle (and launch control) is Japanese. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted February 9, 2021 #6 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, RoofGardener said: Hmm.. the Arab Emirates space mission ? Well, I guess they paid for it. But the Probe is made in America, and the launch vehicle (and launch control) is Japanese. What's your point? Quote history.nasa.gov › chapter1 Chapter 1 - NASA History Division "Operation Paperclip." the first official Army project aimed at acquiring German know-how about rocketry and technology, grew out of the ... time.com The Nazi Science That Fed the Apollo 11 Moon Landing 18 Jul 2019 — In Operation Paperclip, German scientists were taken to the U.S. to develop military technology. That work fed ... www.esquire.com › entertainment 'Hunters' Operation Paperclip True Story - Did the U.S. Hire Nazis to ... 23 Feb 2020 — Hunters' Nazi NASA Scientists Are Based on the True Story of Operation Paperclip. The ... ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted February 9, 2021 #7 Share Posted February 9, 2021 My point is that it is misleading to call this an 'Arab' or 'UAE' mars probe. The UAE commissioned it, but they built neither the probe, nor the space rocket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted February 9, 2021 #8 Share Posted February 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, RoofGardener said: My point is that it is misleading to call this an 'Arab' or 'UAE' mars probe. The UAE commissioned it, but they built neither the probe, nor the space rocket. So your point is that NASA would more accurately be rendered as NAZISA ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted February 9, 2021 #9 Share Posted February 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, third_eye said: So your point is that NASA would more accurately be rendered as NAZISA ~ No. The Nazis never successfully entered orbit. The peak of their technology was the V2 rocket, which only went about 50 miles high when on a ballistic trajectory, or about 200 miles if fired straight up. It was therefore incapable of even a single orbital flight. NASA used some of their research, but developed - and then built - the rockets themselves, and controlled their launch. They also build the subsequent satellites and moon-landers etc. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted February 9, 2021 #10 Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, RoofGardener said: No. The Nazis never successfully entered orbit. The peak of their technology was the V2 rocket, which only went about 50 miles high when on a ballistic trajectory, or about 200 miles if fired straight up. It was therefore incapable of even a single orbital flight. NASA used some of their research, but developed - and then built - the rockets themselves, and controlled their launch. They also build the subsequent satellites and moon-landers etc. So your point is the NAZI rocket scientists were bad Space engineers but good Nazi missile launchers. Your right hand strokes your left hand well... Very well in fact... ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted February 9, 2021 #11 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Third_eye, please correct me if I am wrong, but I have noticed you are always overly sensitive concerning any hint to criticism on whatever happens in E/SE-Asia. But maybe it's just me 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted February 9, 2021 #12 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Abramelin said: Third_eye, please correct me if I am wrong, but I have noticed you are always overly sensitive concerning any hint to criticism on whatever happens in E/SE-Asia. But maybe it's just me I just can't let a good joke go by unmolested... The sensitivity is all relative... ~ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted February 10, 2021 #13 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Well, it appears that a Chinese probe is ALSO due to arrive at Mars, at roughly the same time as the "UAE" one. So, if we are to believe the Space Force series, the chinese probe will immediately eat the UAE one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701 Posted February 11, 2021 #14 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) never mind Edited February 11, 2021 by NCC1701 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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