New hope: Emiratis witnessing the launch of the ‘Hope’ Mars probe at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai. – AFP
SPACE, the final frontier, has fascinated man since time immemorial, and in the modern age aiming for the stars has become a matter of national prestige.
At the height of the Cold War, the Soviets and the Americans competed fiercely in the space race, sending chimps, dogs and eventually humans into space.
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