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First Arab space mission to Mars launches from Japan

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The first Arab space mission to Mars blasted off Monday aboard a rocket from Japan. The United Arab Emirates' space program has sent the unmanned probe to observe weather conditions on the Red Planet, with an ambitious long-term goal of eventually sending humans.

Added on the 20/07/2020 05:31:24 - Copyright : AFP EN

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