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A tense half-hour on Tuesday will determine the fate of the UAE's "Hope" probe to #Mars, as the Arab world's first space mission carries out a tricky manoeuvre to enter the Red Planet's orbit u.afp.com/USaf #AlAmal #HopeProbe

#UPDATE Destination Mars: current missions to the Red planet including the UAE's "Hope" probe which is poised to enter planet's orbit #ArabsToMars #HopeProbe

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#BREAKING UAE's 'Hope' probe successfully enters Mars' orbit: mission officials

#UPDATE United Arab Emirates' "Hope" probe successfully entered Mars' orbit, making history as the Arab world's first interplanetary mission u.afp.com/USCg