UAE Mars Hope Probe mission postponed due to weather conditions

The Emirates Space Agency and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center has announced that the UAE Mars Hope Probe mission has been postponed due to weather conditions at the launch site Tanegashima Island, Japan.

The team is currently working on setting a new launch date for July, which will be announced in the coming hours.

According to weather forecasters, there is a 90 per cent chance of rainfall over the next 24 hours, in Tanegashima Island. 

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