The UAE Space Agency, created to oversee the mission and the development of space technology industry in the country, said in a statement that the mission will be an important step in the Arab world in the international space race.
"The UAE probe to Mars represents the input of the Islamic world in the era of space exploration. Going to show that we are able to offer new scientific contributions to humanity," said UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
The space agency said that the probe will be done to the Mars mission has already been built, but did not disclose details of its form or its cost, according to a report by the Arab network Al Arabiya.
With an estimated eight million inhabitants, UAE lacks scientific and industrial base of the leading space powers, but is interested in diversifying its economy beyond oil.
The oil reserves small Arab country give him immense financial power that could be used for investment in the space race. One of the sovereign funds of Abu Dhabi, the largest emirate, has assets of nearly $ 800 million.
Airlines rapid growth of UAE, Emirates and Etihad are among the biggest buyers of the world airplane U.S. and European aerospace companies, said the report by the Arab network.
United Arab Emirates has invested over $ 5.4 billion satellite companies, such as enterprise data and broadcasting Al Yah Satellite Communications Company Thuraya mobile communications and mapping and observation Sat Dubai, said the government.
The mission to Mars will take about nine months to complete the journey of 60 million miles and will make UAE is one of nine countries with space programs called red planet, said the statement.
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