1. What are some Emirati values that have helped in propelling the Hope mission 2. Women have been given a lot of importance in Emirati society. What is the role of women in the Mars mission
3. Research on the first Emirati to go to space and the items of culture and heritage that he carried with him to space and why
4. If UAE does indeed send a manned mission to Mars to colonise Mars, what cultural aspects will be carried forward in the new colony according to you

1) The Emirates Mars Mission has sent an unmanned spacecraft, or probe, into Martian orbit. As with other current Mars missions, run by China.

2) The Emirates Mars Mission aims to provide a complete picture of the Martian atmosphere for the first time. Women make up 80% of the program's scientific team.

3) Hazzaa al-Mansoori became the UAE's first astronaut in space, spending an eight-day mission aboard the International Space Station. The Emirates has had other recent successes in its space program. This February, the UAE put its Amal, or Hope, satellite in orbit around Mars, a first for the Arab world.

4) We see Mars 2117 as a multinational effort, which would set out to create a coalition of equals working together to fulfill a unified objective