Like the huge projects that Dubai launched during his reign and with his signature

Hamdan bin Mohammed: The slogan "Emirates to explore the Moon" bears the signature of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed

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The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center unveiled the logo of the Emirates Moon Exploration Project, which is the first Emirati and Arab mission to explore the moon, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, last September, to be designed for the explorer Building it with 100% Emirati minds and arms is an important step that supports the state's efforts to promote the space industries sector in the region, develop it and enable it to contribute to making the future.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, said through a tweet on Twitter: “The logo that we have chosen for the first Emirati and Arab project to explore the moon ... will bear the personal signature of the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al. Maktoum ... the builder of modern Dubai and laid the foundations for its renaissance .. similar to the huge projects that Dubai launched during his reign, and with his signature marking the start of the process of development and prosperity.

His Highness added: “The UAE flag and seven stars in the number of the emirates will bear the slogan of an ambitious project in which the Emiratis will participate in making a new history for mankind through discoveries in space that serve mankind on earth .. and provide him with alternatives that guarantee the continuation of life in its best forms .. and put his hand on solutions to existing challenges and strengthen Readiness for the future ».

The director of the center, Youssef Hamad Al-Shaibani, said: "The details of the emblem of the Emirates Moon Exploration Project reinforce the national identity, and it is a gesture of loyalty to the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, may God rest his soul, the builder of modern Dubai."

He explained: “The Emirates Moon Exploration Project is a product of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who followed the path of the builder of modern Dubai, and continued the process of construction and major achievements, bringing the emirate of Dubai to the world, among which are the achievements. In the space sector ».

Al-Shaibani added: “The logo of the project, which bears the original personal signature of the builder of modern Dubai, confirms the characteristic of loyalty that characterizes the people of the Emirates for their leaders who made the renaissance of this nation,” noting that the other elements of the logo bear large national symbolic connotations recorded in gold letters meaning national belonging. It raises the level of pride and pride among the people of the nation by decorating the logo with the UAE flag.

The project includes the development and launch of the first Emirati spacecraft for the moon bearing the name "Rashid", in honor of the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, may God rest his soul, builder of modern Dubai, in appreciation of his achievements that the future envisaged and keen to have Dubai The UAE has an abundant share in shaping its features, and a continuation of the ambitious approach that he followed, as his long-term vision formed a driving force not only in the development of the Emirate of Dubai, but also its positive effects extended to the region as a whole.

One of the most important features of the project logo, which is the first and largest of its kind in the region, is that it bears the original personal signature of the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, after whom the lunar module is named.

The logo also includes other elements of symbolic significance for accomplishing this historic mission, as the colors of the logo were inspired by the color scheme on the surface of the moon, which the logo will bear its image in reference to the first Arab mission to the surface of the moon.

Among the other most prominent features of the logo is that it will carry the UAE flag, while the logo will be adorned with seven stars representing the seven emirates.

The lunar explorer "Rashid" - during the mission period - will patrol the surface of the moon, traveling to new sites that have not been previously studied and explored by any of the previous space missions.

The Emirates Moon Exploration Project is an ambitious national project, which is part of the new strategy of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center 2021-2031, which outlines the center’s work plan for the next decade, in order to enhance the competitiveness of the space industries sector in the UAE at the regional and global levels, and prepare and qualify Emirati capabilities and cadres. In space sciences and technologies, and building a society that attracts Emirati, Arab and international talents in the field of outer space exploration and related industries, the center of which will be the United Arab Emirates, and building global strategic partnerships in this field.

The project is an extension of the UAE’s vision to bring about an Arab scientific renaissance, and to consolidate the state’s gains in the space sector over the past decades, from building satellites to launching the “Hope Probe” to Mars, in the first scientific Arab mission to explore the Red Planet.

The project also contributes to achieving the UAE's ambitious vision to be in the ranks of global centers specialized in studying and developing space science, and making it a destination for scientists and researchers by providing a wealth of data and knowledge and scientific resources without charge, in a way that contributes to the spread of benefit and service to humanity.

The moon is an ideal platform for testing new technologies and equipment that could be used in future space exploration missions, including Mars.

The moon landing also allows long exposure to sensors and other modern technologies, and to measure how efficiently they work in the space environment.

The lunar explorer will test new exploration techniques on the surface of the moon, which will help test the capabilities of the UAE in this field to pave the way for sending manned missions to Mars.

Vital sectors

The impact of the Emirates Moon exploration project extends to other vital sectors, as it will be a source of inspiration for the region’s youth, and will lead to a knowledge renaissance in the fields of science study and the development of space technologies, helping the people of the region in leading future transformations in the region and the world.

The UAE moon exploration project comes in line with the Mars 2117 strategy, which aims to build the first human colony on the surface of Mars, and the committee oversees the development and testing of all other aspects of the mission, which is financed by the Information and Communication Technology Fund under the supervision of the Communications Regulatory Authority.

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