"Mohammed bin Rashid Space" sets a new date for the launch of the explorer, Rashid

The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center has approved a new date for the launch of the Emirates Moon Exploration Project, "Explorer Rashid", which is scheduled to be launched towards the lunar surface next Sunday (December 11), at 11:38 am UAE time (2:38 am). EDT).

Postponing the first attempt in advance allowed SpaceX to conduct some additional checks before launching the vehicle, and once the spacecraft on board the lander is launched, it will now take a low-energy path to the moon instead of a direct approach, which means that the landing will take about five years. Months after launch, indicating that the lunar landing of the explorer will be in April 2023.

The UAE project to explore the moon is a national project that falls under the new strategy (2021-2031) launched by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center. Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the former ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, and the builder of the modern renaissance of Dubai.

The explorer Rashid was designed and developed with the help of Emirati engineers from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center team.

After completing the mission, the UAE will be the first Arab country and among the first countries in the world to launch a mission to explore the moon after the United States of America, Russia (formerly the Soviet Union), and China.

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