Seven worlds, one mission: The United Arab Emirates aims for the asteroid belt

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

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🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Mohsen Al Awadhi and Hoor Al Hazmi, the director and science team lead for the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, join Planetary Radio for an update on the mission’s progress.

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0:00.0	The United Arab Emirates aims for the asteroid belt. This week on Planetary Radio.
0:12.0	I'm Sarah al-Ahmed of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.
0:20.2	In 2020, the United Arab Emirates Space
0:22.8	Agency launched its first interplanetary mission, the Emirates Mars mission they dubbed Hope. The
0:29.0	Space Agency is now working on its next ambitious mission, the Emirates mission to the asteroid belt.
0:34.8	It's going to visit seven asteroids, culminating in a strange world known as
0:38.7	Justicia. We'll get an update on their progress from Mosin Al-Alawadi and Hur El Mazmi, the director
0:45.1	and science team lead for the Emirates mission to the asteroid belt. Then our chief scientist
0:50.0	at the Planetary Society, Bruce Betz, joins me for What's Up and a new random space fact.
0:55.9	If you love planetary radio and want to stay informed about the latest space discoveries,
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1:09.4	and our place within it.
1:12.5	Here in the United States, we're coming up on Thanksgiving.
1:15.7	It's a holiday where we reflect on gratitude, and I'm so grateful for everyone listening.
1:21.7	Next week is going to be my 100th episode as host of Planetary Radio.
1:26.4	That's a massive milestone in my life, so if you have any
1:29.2	ideas on how I should celebrate, let me know. I'm still trying to figure it out. In other celebratory news,
1:35.3	November 27th, which is the air date for this episode, is our CEO Bill Nye's birthday. I hope you'll
1:41.8	join me in wishing one of our favorite science guys, another
1:44.4	happy trip around the sun. The Planetary Society will share some posts on Facebook and
1:48.9	Instagram and in our member community if you want to leave him some well wishes. And a few days
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