‘It is about our survival’: UAE’s Mars mission prepares for launch0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 11, 2020
Arab world’s first interplanetary mission will see probe orbit planet for a Martian year to study its climate
Arab world’s first interplanetary mission will see probe orbit planet for a Martian year to study its climate
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