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Mars Mission to strengthen Arab world economy: Project manager
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 11 - 07 - 2020

The Emirates Mars Mission will lead to a "more competitive" Arab world economy and a stronger integration with the global society, a top Emirati official told the Emirates News Agency, WAM, with the countdown to the official launch having begun.
"We are actually building capacity and capability in advanced sciences in the UAE and the region. This is something important for everyone. It will help the region to have stability and a more competitive economy and integrate more with the global community," said Omran Sharaf, project manager of Emirates Mars Mission, Hope Probe.
He expressed hope that the mission would inspire the region to be more innovative, creative and knowledge based.
"Having a stable region is very important for the world. Having a strong national and regional economy is important for global community," he pointed out. "That's why the UAE called the mission ‘Hope' as it will make such an impact, but you cannot measure it today or tomorrow, you will see it in 10 or 15 years."
According to Sharaf, the project has the potential to inspire 100 million youth in the Arab world and the data collected from Mars — being the first such mission by an Arab nation — will benefit the whole region.
The Hope Probe is scheduled to lift off at 00:51:27 UAE time on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan.
Asked whether any new challenges have emerged after transferring the Hope Probe to Japan, Sharaf said, "There are normal technical challenges only, which we can overcome. Preparations are going on as scheduled."
The Hope Probe would serve the humanity in many different ways, especially by sharing data openly without any restrictions with more than 200 institutions across the world.
"This international collaboration is a new model and a new approach, which will bring nations closer to each other," he said.
"When it comes to science of the mission, we will have the first holistic view of the Martian atmosphere at different times of the day and various seasons. Global scientific community will get such data for the first time.
"We are serving humanity by bringing this new knowledge, which they did not have before. Such knowledge will help us understand more about our own planet."
Sharaf who played a crucial role in the launch of UAE's first satellite DubaiSat-1 in 2009 and further advanced satellite DubaiSat-2 in 2013, recalled the initial discussions about the UAE's Mars Mission in 2013.
"I feel like it was yesterday. It has been almost six and half years. I feel it is a dream, and finally it is really happening," he explained.
During these years, the mission has influenced the youth and educational system in the UAE, Sharaf added. The educational curriculum went through a transformation as universities introduced space-related courses and more science-based programs.
More students are opting for science subjects since then, he pointed out. "There was an impact on whole UAE community, everybody is keen about the Mars Mission and its science and technology." — WAM


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