The current 11th is a new date for the launch of the "Explorer Rashid" to the surface of the moon

The explorer collects data related to the origin of the solar system and planet Earth.

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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 surface of the moon 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 take a low-energy path to the moon instead of a direct approach, which means that the landing will take about five months. After the launch, what indicates that the landing of the explorer on the moon will be in April 2023.

The launch of the satellite was previously postponed four times, as it was decided to launch it on the 28th of last November, then it was postponed to the 30th of the same month, then it was postponed to the first of this December, and finally a new launch date was set on the 11th of this month.

The explorer carries out a study of six aspects of the lunar surface, namely: rock science and geology of the moon, plasma on the lunar surface, dust on the lunar surface, lunar soil, and data for the development of new technologies, and collecting data related to the origin of the solar system and planet Earth.

The Emirates Moon Exploration Project is a national project that falls under the new strategy (2021-2031) launched by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center. Al Maktoum, may God rest his soul, the builder of the modern renaissance of Dubai.

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