United Arab Emirates (USA) plans to land unmanned spacecraft on the Moon in 2024. including an exploration rover. Recently, the US launched a probe into Mars orbit, so We must not underestimate their objectives.
Israel also tried it in 2019, without success, so if the US succeeded it would become the fourth country to do so, after the United States, the Soviet Union and China.
The mission
The lunar rover will be called "Rashid", in honor of one of the founders of the United Arab Emirates. The explorer will be designed and built in the United Arab Emirates by an Emirati 100% team of engineers, experts and researchers.
A team of Emirati engineers, researchers and experts from the MBRSC is working to complete the Lunar Rover design by 2021. The rover will be manufactured in 2022, while preliminary experiments and testing of the prototype are expected to begin in 2023. The Center aims to launch the Lunar Rover by 2024, setting another record in its growing list of achievements in the space sector.
The Emirati lunar rover will land on an area of the Moon's surface that has not been explored by any of the previous lunar exploration missions. The Lunar Rover will be equipped with cutting-edge technology which includes a 3D camera, an advanced motion system, sensors, a communication system and will be powered by solar panels.
The explorer will also include an advanced movement system to improve the efficiency of wheel movement of the Lunar Rover on the Moon.
The mission will consist of a series of measurements and tests that will expand human understanding of lunar plasma, photoelectrons and dust particles located on the illuminated part of the lunar surface.
A variety of materials will also be tested and their interaction with the Moon studied.
The Moon is considered an ideal platform for testing new technologies and equipment that can be used in future space exploration missions, including Mars. Landing on the Moon also allows for long-term exposure of sensors and other technologies to the space environment.
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In 2024, a fourth country wants to explore the Moon: United Arab Emirates
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Sergio Parra
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