VIDEO: Hope Probe delegation returns to UAE

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

Abu Dhabi International Airport welcomed the return of the UAE Space Agency delegation that participated in the launch of the Emirates Mars Mission in Japan. The delegation arrived today aboard Etihad flight from Haneda International Airport.

Representatives from Abu Dhabi Airports greeted the delegation at the VIP Terminal and congratulated them on the successful launch of the Hope probe on 20 July from the Tanegashima launch pad in Japan.

Deputy Project Manager of the Emirates Mars Mission Sarah Al Amiri published a video on her Instagram account, of the entire team of the Hope Probe aboard an Emirate jet on their way to the UAE after the successful launch of the Hope Probe from Japan.

Dubai Customs received the UAE delegation upon their arrival at Dubai Airports. The team members were in a mission in Japan to launch the Hope Probe to explore Mars.

The delegation was headed by Sara Al-Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, President of UAE Space Agency.