MBRSC announces new date for Rashid rover launch
If the rover lands successfully, the UAE will be the fourth country to reach the moon.
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If the rover lands successfully, the UAE will be the fourth country to reach the moon.
The rover is built to take a carousel of images of the Moons surroundings via high-resolution cameras.
Japanese lunar exploration company ispace has built the lander that will deliver the Emirati-built Rashid rover to the lunar surface.
On board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the mission is expected to launch next month from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
UAE and Turkey will strengthen bilateral economic cooperation in the areas of space cooperation and advanced technology.
Ispace is scheduled to launch two lunar landing missions in 2022 and 2023 under the Hakuto-R programme.
