Mohammed bin Rashid launches a new Emirati project to explore the moon
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, announced today the launch of a new Emirati project to explore the moon .. It will be an Emirati-made lunar explorer that will land on the surface of the moon in 2024 in areas not reached by previous human missions To explore it, according to a tweet published by His Highness on his account on the social networking site "Twitter" in which he said: "We have, with the grace of God, launched a new Emirati project to explore the moon ... it will be an Emirati-made lunar explorer that will land on the surface of the moon in 2024 in areas not reached by previous human missions." To explore them..We named the lunar explorer "Rashid" after the builder of the renaissance of Dubai..and who taught us how our dreams can be big and far away. "
In another tweet, His Highness added: "The UAE will be the fourth country in the world to participate in the missions of moon exploration and the first in the Arab world .. The lunar explorer will send data and images for the first time on new lunar regions that will be shared with all research centers locally and internationally."
His Highness concluded his tweets by saying: "Participation in moon exploration is part of the UAE's space strategy ... to build new knowledge capabilities for the country ... and to build specialized cadres ... and to advance the scientific, technical and research environment in our country ... and the lunar explorer will be built 100% on the state's land and by our Emirati engineers ".
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