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The Hope spacecraft, launched by Earth seven months ago, is expected to reach the crucial moment on this long journey.

Currently it is moving 120 thousand miles an hour, writes BBC, translates Periscope.

Success would enable probes to launch its Mars climate study mission.

“We are launching a very critical phase,” said project director Omran Sharafi. There's a phase that essentially defines whether we're going to get to Mars or not; and whether we're going to be doing science there or not.”

If we drive too slowly, we'll crash on Mars; if we drive too fast, we can cross Mars,” he told the BBC.