UAE's MBR Explorer to Land Probe on Asteroid Belt in 2034.
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The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to send a spacecraft to explore the solar system's main asteroid belt in 2028. The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt aims to study six asteroids and deploy a landing craft onto a seventh, rare "red" asteroid that scientists say may hold insight into the building blocks of life on Earth. Investigating the origins of organic compounds and the possible presence of water on red asteroids could shed light on the origin of Earth's water and the genesis of life on our planet. The mission is a significant milestone for the UAE Space Agency, following the success of its Hope probe to Mars in 2020.
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