http://www.newsweek.com/uae-send-probe-5-year-journey-land-study-asteroid-1635797

The United Arab Emirates plans to send a probe on a five-year journey to land on and collect data from an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, the Associated Press reported. The UAE announced the ambitious mission Tuesday, the newest goal in the Middle Eastern country's space program.

The UAE is planning to launch the probe in 2028 and have it travel 2.2 billion miles before landing on the asteroid in 2033. In order to gain enough speed to reach the asteroid about 350 million miles away, the spacecraft would need to travel around Venus and then Earth, the AP reported.