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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed stand for a photograph after signing a piece of the Hope Probe. Seen with Dr Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education; Sheikh Saif bin Zayed; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed; Sarah Al Amiri; and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, sign a piece of the Hope Probe, which will be launched to Mars in July, at Qasr Al Watan. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed sign a piece of the Hope Probe. Seen with Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, front left. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed stand for a photograph after signing a piece of the Hope Probe. Seen with Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Sarah Al Amiri; and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed stand for a photograph after signing a piece of the Hope Probe. Seen with Dr Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education; Sheikh Saif bin Zayed; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed; Sarah Al Amiri; and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, sign a piece of the Hope Probe, which will be launched to Mars in July, at Qasr Al Watan. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed sign a piece of the Hope Probe. Seen with Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, front left. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed stand for a photograph after signing a piece of the Hope Probe. Seen with Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Sarah Al Amiri; and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed stand for a photograph after signing a piece of the Hope Probe. Seen with Dr Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education; Sheikh Saif bin Zayed; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed; Sarah Al Amiri; and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
UAE leaders sign final piece of Hope Probe destined for Mars
Due for launch in July, the probe will be the first Mars mission by any Arab or Muslim majority country
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The National
06 January, 2020
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