Mars mission

Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, speaks during an event to mark Hope Probe's entering the orbit of Mars, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
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UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe sends home first image of Mars

The picture captured the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, emerging into the early morning sunlight

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover vehicle lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
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NASA rover faces 'seven minutes of terror' before landing on Mars

The Long March 5 Y-4 rocket, carrying an unmanned Mars probe of the Tianwen-1 mission, takes off from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
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Uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully enters Mars orbit

Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, speaks during an event to mark Hope Probe's entering the orbit of Mars, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
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UAE's Hope Probe enters orbit in first Arab Mars mission

The first image of Mars taken by China's Tianwen-1 unmanned probe is seen in this handout image released by China National Space Administration (CNSA) February 5, 2021. CNSA/Handout via REUTERS
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Mars ready for its close-up: China releases space probe's first image

A representation of Mars and the Hope Probe is seen at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre ahead of its launch from Tanegashima Island in Japan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates July 19, 2020/ Reuters
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United Arab Emirates launches historic first mission to Mars

NASA's Mars 2020 rover to explore ancient life
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Russian-European mission to Mars postponed until 2022 over coronavirus

Fans and deltas formed by water and sediment are seen in the Jezero Crater on Mars, identified as a potential landing site for the Mars 2020 Rover, in this false color image taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, published May 15, 2019 and obtained November 15, 2019. NASA Handout via Reuters
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Mars 2020 rover set to hunt Martian fossils, scout for manned missions

Artist's conceptt of the Mars 2020 rover and the descent stage/ NASA
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NASA’s Mars 2020 rover completes first driving test

A lander for China's Mars mission is seen before a hovering-and-obstacle avoidance test at a test facility in Huailai, Hebei province, China November 14, 2019/ Reuters
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China completes lander test for first Mars mission in 2020

A prototype of SpaceX'ss Starship spacecraft in Boca Chica, Texas, US. Photo: Reuters
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SpaceX gearing up for Mars mission astonishingly soon