Sarah Al Amiri and the new UAE mission to the asteroid belt

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

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🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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The head of the United Arab Emirates space agency announces a new mission to explore seven asteroids.

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0:00.0	Her excellency Sarah Al Amiri, and the UAE's exciting new mission to the asteroid belt
0:06.8	this week on Planetary Radio.
0:13.5	Welcome.
0:14.5	I'm at Kaplan of the Planetary Society, back from vacation, with more of the human adventure
0:19.5	across our solar system and beyond.
0:22.9	Sarah last visited Planetary Radio after the launch of the Emirates Mars mission that
0:28.1	is now orbiting the red planet.
0:30.7	With hopes for hope, fulfilled, the United Arab Emirates are taking on an even more ambitious
0:36.8	mission.
0:37.8	Sarah, who now leads the UAE Space Agency, will tell us about it and provide an update
0:43.0	on the science underway above Mars.
0:46.4	Got the perfect gift in mind for the space geek in your life?
0:50.0	Share it with us, please, and while you're at it, help the Planetary Society determine
0:54.8	the best of all things space in 2021.
0:57.7	My colleague Kate Howles will arrive shortly to tell you how.
1:01.7	Of course, Bruce Betts will also be here with winners of two space trivia contests and
1:06.8	a couple of great random space facts.
1:09.9	Scary kiddies, that's the Halloween-inspired image of Jupiter's great red spot that tops
1:14.8	the October 29 edition of our free newsletter, The Downlink.
1:20.0	Think that's scary?
1:21.5	Imagine living on a world that circles a black hole or neutron star.
1:26.4	Is that object vacuums matter from another star?
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