As a girl growing up in Abu Dhabi, one of the United Arab Emirates, Sarah al-Amiri looked at an astronomy book with a photograph of Andromeda, the giant galaxy neighboring our Milky Way.
When she was in college, there were few opportunities in the Middle East to pursue studies of the universe, and Ms. al-Amiri majored in computer science instead. But now, the U.A.E. is aiming to inspire its youth to pursue science and technology careers, and Ms. al-Amiri has forged a career pursuing the heavens.
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Humanity on Mars? Technically possible, but no voyage on horizon
NASA's human lunar exploration program, Artemis, envisions sending people back to the Moon by 2024 and using the experience gained there to prepare for Mars.
Plans have been proposed for a crewed exploratory mission of our neighboring planet since before NASA was created in 1958, but have never taken off.
In the spring of 1990, then president George Bush Sr announced the most audacious promise to date—a man on Mars before July 20, 2019, the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing.
The 'mole' on Mars from NASA's InSight lander may be stuck again | Space
The burrowing heat probe onboard NASA's InSight Mars lander , affectionately known as "the mole," was designed to hammer itself at least 10 feet (3 meters) underground. But the going has been tough for the mole since its February 2019 deployment, perhaps as a result of weird soil properties at the landing site.
The mole, whose official name is the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3), recently got underground once again , thanks to a push from the scoop on the end of InSight's robotic arm. But new photos suggest that the mole might be stuck in its new spot just beneath the surface.
1st United Arab Emirates Space Mission Will Send Probe To Mars : NPR
The UAE turns 50 next year, and on Tuesday a craft will be launched to orbit Mars to celebrate. Building a Mars probe also provided a focus for expanding the country's technological capabilities.
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JOE PALCA, BYLINE: 2021 is a big year for the UAE. Sarah Al Amiri is deputy project manager and science lead for the Emirates Mars Mission.
PALCA: Making 2021 the country's 50th birthday. So the Emirati leadership was eager to do something to celebrate and a mission to Mars seemed just the ticket. But Al Amiri says there was more to the decision.
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TOKYO (AP) — The liftoff of the United Arab Emirates' Mars orbiter has been postponed until Friday due to bad weather at the Japanese launch site. The orbiter named Amal, or Hope, is the Arab world's first interplanetary mission. Mission officials have said the postponement was possible since intermittent lightning and rain were forecast over the next few days. Hope is set to reach Mars in February 2021, the year the UAE celebrates 50 years since its formation.
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Earlier this year (before the COVID-19 pandemic) Space.com met up with NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, a veteran of three spaceflights who has logged more than 42 days in space, at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Long Island, New York.
Wilson, who is one of 17 NASA astronauts eligible to become the first woman to step foot on the moon in 2024 as part of NASA's Artemis program , shared her thoughts on the future of space exploration and her advice for new explorers dreaming of joining the Artemis generation.
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Launch of NASA Mars Rover Delayed Again, 2 Weeks Left to Fly
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has delayed the launch of its newest Mars rover yet again — to the end of July at the earliest — this time for a rocket issue.
If the Perseverance rover isn't on its way by mid-August, it will have to wait until 2022 when Earth and Mars are back in proper alignment, costing NASA close to $500 million for the delay alone.
Managers are now targeting no earlier than July 30 for a liftoff from Cape Canaveral, eating up half of the monthlong launch window. The good news is that NASA is trying to eke out more time in this summer's launch opportunity, now lasting until at least Aug. 15. The chance to fly to Mars comes up only every 26 months.
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