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Amna Khalifa is the mechanical engineer for Emirates Lunar Mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Emirati engineers pictured inside the clean room, along with the Rashid rover, in the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre on June 15, 2022. Photo: MBRSC

The flight model of the Mission 1 Hakuto-R lander by private company ispace inc. Photo: ispace

Dr Hamad Al Marzooqi, director of the Emirates Lunar Mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A small team of Emiratis have built the UAE's first mission to the Moon. Here, they are pictured with an old model of the Rashid rover. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed attends a presentation by members of the Emirates Lunar Mission in the capital Abu Dhabi on June 15, 2022. Photo: Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed with the members of the Emirates Lunar Mission team.

The Rashid rover has now been shipped to France for final testing. Pictured are Emirati engineers at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre on June 15, 2022. Photo: MBRSC

Emirati engineers carry the Rashid rover inside a clean room in the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre on June 15, 2022. Photo: MBRSC

Dr Sara Al Maeeni is the communication and science lead of the Emirates Lunar Mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Ahmed Sharaf is the electrical systems lead for Emirates Lunar Mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Abdullah Al Shehi is the lead of mechanical system for Emirates Lunar Mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Amna Khalifa is the mechanical engineer for Emirates Lunar Mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Emirati engineers pictured inside the clean room, along with the Rashid rover, in the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre on June 15, 2022. Photo: MBRSC

The flight model of the Mission 1 Hakuto-R lander by private company ispace inc. Photo: ispace

Dr Hamad Al Marzooqi, director of the Emirates Lunar Mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A small team of Emiratis have built the UAE's first mission to the Moon. Here, they are pictured with an old model of the Rashid rover. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed attends a presentation by members of the Emirates Lunar Mission in the capital Abu Dhabi on June 15, 2022. Photo: Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed with the members of the Emirates Lunar Mission team.

The Rashid rover has now been shipped to France for final testing. Pictured are Emirati engineers at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre on June 15, 2022. Photo: MBRSC

Emirati engineers carry the Rashid rover inside a clean room in the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre on June 15, 2022. Photo: MBRSC

Dr Sara Al Maeeni is the communication and science lead of the Emirates Lunar Mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Ahmed Sharaf is the electrical systems lead for Emirates Lunar Mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Abdullah Al Shehi is the lead of mechanical system for Emirates Lunar Mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Amna Khalifa is the mechanical engineer for Emirates Lunar Mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Rashid rover: Everything you need to know about UAE’s Moon mission

In a first for the Arab world, the 10kg explorer will travel aboard a Japanese lander on a US carrier rocket

December 09, 2022

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