The Hope spacecraft will enter orbit around Mars on 9 February, which will require a tricky manoeuvre on auto-pilot to get into position for observing the planet’s atmosphere Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266796-the-united-arab-emirates-hope-orbiter-is-about-to-arrive-at-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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6 space missions to look forward to in 2021
Here are some of the space missions to keep an eye out for in 2021. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/6-space-missions-2021-artemis-chandrayaa3-jameswebb…
2021 preview: Three missions will make February 2021 the month of Mars
February 2021 will see three missions arriving at Mars: the Hope orbiter from the United Arab Emirates, the Chinese Tianwen-1 mission and NASA’s Perseverance rover Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833141-700-2021-preview-three-missions-will-make-february-2021-the-month-of-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine is 86% effective, early data suggest
The United Arab Emirates has approved the vaccine based on this data. Source: https://www.livescience.com/sinopharm-china-vaccine-uae-approval.html
Chinese Spacecraft Set for Mars Landing in May: State Media
A Chinese spacecraft is expected to land on Mars in May, state-run media reported on Thursday, citing a space agency official. From a report: The spacecraft, which left Earth in July, is set to land in Utopia Planitia, a plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars, the China News Service reported, citing Liu Tongjie, spokesman for the Mars mission. Separate spacecraft…