Sharjah24: Dr. Aref Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice President of Khalifa University, stated that the arrival of the UAE to Mars as the first Arab country and the fifth country in the world is a pride for Arabs and humanity.

Al Hammadi added, in statements to "Sharjah 24", that the UAE has a historic achievement by entering the space field with Emirati cadres, on a journey that lasted 7 months until it reached the orbit of the red planet.