The United Arab Emirates is celebrating its first mission at Mars. A probe called "Hope" has successful orbited Mars becoming the fifth spacefaring entity to accomplish this following the U.S., the Soviet Union, Europe and India. The UAE scientists are looking forward to studying the planet's atmosphere. Their satellite is planning to observe how neutral atoms of hydrogen and oxygen (remnants from Mar's once abundance of water- leaked into space.
This article made me think of the famous Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States. Ever since then I feel like I haven't heard significant developments on space progress. Moreover, it is fascinating to me whether there will come a point in time when countries will be fighting for other planets. The biggest thing to determine if another planet can sustain life is if it has a source of water. And unfortunately at the rate our world is going we will run out of resources and succumb to climate change unless significant changes are made. The dynamics of how countries will fight for power and access to space is an interesting idea that this article has made me reflect on.
-Katie Huey Blog Post #2
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55998848
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