Posted: Sun, Feb 22, 2026, 11:36 AM ET (1636 GMT)
The UAE Space Agency is extending the mission of its Hope Mars orbiter. The agency said it will extend the Hope spacecraft, formally known as Emirates Mars Mission, through 2028. Hope launched in 2020 and has been orbiting Mars since February 2021 for what was originally a two-year mission to study Martian weather and climate. Extending the mission will continue those science operations and gives the UAE more experience in deep-space missions ahead of an asteroid mission set to launch in 2028.

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