The president of South Koreas space agency said he would welcome the chance to collaborate with the UAE in missions to Mars and the Moon.<\/p>\n
Cheolho Lim, from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Kari), said his country would benefit from the Emirates growing experience in the sector.<\/p>\n
This week, the UAEs Hope probe took off from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre en route to Mars to carry out a detailed study of the planet.<\/p>\n
Mr Cheolho congratulated the Emirates on the successful launch and said he would encourage a partnership in space exploration between the two nations.<\/p>\n
\"I believe Korea can greatly benefit from the UAEs experience and accumulated knowledge in Mars, he told the UAEs state news agency, Wam.<\/p>\n
\"I hope that we share the experience [of Hope] and [its] scientific data, so we can open up a new chapter of our co-operation in space exploration.<\/p>\n
South Korea is planning to launch a lunar orbiter to survey the Moon in July 2022.<\/p>\n
In the past decade, Kari and the Emirates worked together in the development of Earth observation satellites.<\/p>\n
The UAE has become the fifth country in the world to launch a Mars probe, Mr Cheolho said.<\/p>\n
This means the UAE is one step ahead of Korea in terms of space exploration [and] I extend my heartfelt congratulations on the achievement.<\/p>\n
I sincerely wish Hope probes safe arrival on Mars orbit and a successful completion of the mission.<\/p>\n
Updated: July 22, 2020 05:05 PM<\/p>\n
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