space race to Mars will kick off this July with the US, China and United Arab Emirates all set to launch missions to the Red Planet.United Arab Emirates look set to get things underway with its Hope mission, which has a launch date of July 16 this week.China’s Tianwen-1 is then scheduled to go up between July 20 and July 25, with NASA's Perseverance currently scheduled to launch somewhere between July 30 and August 15.
The missions kick off a hugely important month for the world's fascination with the Red Planet and its exploration – and one of them could even discover the secrets that prove there is or has been life on Mars.
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