Update: Hope Probe mission postponed until Friday, July 17, due to unstable weather
UAE Space Agency postpones the mission by a few more days
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Dubai: The UAE's Hope Mars Mission probe launch has been postponed, according to a statement issued on Tuesday morning.
The UAE Space Agency and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center, in collaboration with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, have announced a delay of the Emirates Mars Mission’s Hope Probe launch due to the weather conditions at the launch site of Tanegashima Island in Japan, according to news agency WAM.
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The new launch date is now scheduled for July 17 at 12.43 am.
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