RoyalBlak007:
An exact timeline is hard to come by, but the country has previously announced it plans to launch a space probe to Mars in 2020. The "Hope" probe will orbit the planet and study it for the next three years.

“The Mars 2117 Project is a long term project, where our first objective is to develop our educational system so our sons will be able to lead scientific research across the various sectors,” Sheikh Mohamed said .

colossus91:
and nigeria is still tackling flooding eh eh eh!,

damola311:
and this is same country in which our source of income is same....

Something like this attract tourists which leads to more generated income, but our leaders here are only after their pockets.

WowSweetGuy:
Arab oil money used properly. Meanwhile here,only one man fit embezzle that kinda amount. Common 24hrs light person no fit see.

What a wicked country

colossus91:
and nigeria is still tackling flooding eh eh eh!,

Seedorffay:
Hope our leaders can learn from these people.

modelmike7:

Na u be d cameraman for d meeting abi?
Nigerians and beer parlor hearsay sha!!!

illitrate:


Rather you are the one with beer parlour comment. You dont know me and and I dont know u. I could be the
cameraman, the sheikh himself, obasanjo or anyone.


DEMOLA AJAYI

damola311:
and this is same country in which our source of income is same....

Something like this attract tourists which leads to more generated income, but our leaders here are only after their pockets.

Surrey2Bimshire:


You can't compare �� to Nigeria �� at all...population wise and other factors

RoyalBlak007:
He also said that the knowledge outcomes of the research project will be available for all international research institutions; adding that the objective of the research is to contribute in facilitating people lives on earth as well, mainly in the domains of transportation, energy and food.

Saeed Al Gergawi, manager of the scientific and research committee of the World Government Summit, told CNBC said people will be offered incentives to make the journey to Mars.


"We came up with that number [600,000] because it's like someone going to an exotic island, not everyone can go first, then we get advancement of rocket tech, which makes people move there easily, then the advancement of oxygen tech to make it more earth like, which would incentivize people," he said.

The UAE's plan isn't the only one for sending humans up to Mars. SpaceX has also talked about setting up on the red planet.