7.6K views · 512 reactions | 2020 is called the year of Mars as there are three missions poised to launch toward the red planet, including NASA's Perseverance, the United Arab Emirates' first-ever interplanetary Hope Mars mission, and China's first Mars exploration mission-Tianwen 1. But have you ever considered why the launch windows for all the three missions have been set from mid-July to mid-August? Why can't they launch their spacecraft in other months? | CGTN | Facebook

The Emirates Space Agency and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center announced that the new launch date of the Emirates Mars mission will be on July 20, 2020, at exactly 1:58 am after midnight Emirates time. #HopeMarsMission #emiratesmarsmission #firstarabiccountdown | Khaleej Times