UAE's Hope spacecraft enters Mars orbit after a 7-month, 494 million-km journey

The UAE's first mission to Mars, named the Hope Probe, reached the red planet's orbit on Tuesday after a seven-month, 494 million-km journey. With this, the UAE became only the fifth spacefaring entity to reach Mars' orbit after the US, the Soviet Union, Europe and India. The mission has cost approximately $200 million (more than ₹1,450 crore).