The United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of the first Emirati space mission (Explorer Rashid) to the Moon on November 28 to explore the mysteries of the Moon after Mars.
If the mission is successful, the UAE will become the first Arab country and the fourth country in the world to land on the surface of the moon after the United States, Russia and China.
According to Emirates Today, a statement from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center said that the first Emirati space mission will be launched on November 28 at 12:46 p.m. local time.
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The announcement comes after Atlas confirmed the landing site of the explorer Rashid at Dhan. Satisfied, the explorer Rashid landed at 47.5 degrees north and 44.4 degrees east on the outer edge of the Meir Fragors zone to the south-east, known as the 'Bahr al-Bard' (Sea of Cold) in the far north of the Moon.
The field of Atlas is a location that has not been explored by any space mission before.
The space mission is currently based at Cape Canaveral Space Base 40 in the United States. It will be transferred to the launching pad as the departure date approaches.
According to iSpace, the spacecraft will choose a low-energy track instead of heading directly to the moon. It will land on the moon in March 2023, five months after launch.
It should be noted that the Emirati rover that detected the lunar world has been named 'Rashad'.
The objective of the mission is to examine the lunar surface from various aspects including the lunar soil and its composition and composition, its thermal properties and conduction properties. During the mission, the rover will take pictures of the lunar surface and send them back to the control room in Dubai. The mission will also test new technologies in materials science, robotics, mobility, navigation and communications.
