#UAE launches Emirates Lunar rover named ‘Rashid’ to land on the surface of the moon

UAE becomes the 4th country in the world to carry out moon #exploration missions.

The United Arab Emirates will land a rover on the Moon in 2024 to explore areas previously untouched by earlier human missions, the country confirmed. If the UAE succeeds in landing a rover on the lunar surface it would become only the fourth nation on Earth to do so - following the US, Soviet Union and China. The Dubai Media Office said that the 22 pound rover will be an integral part the oil-rich nations wider mission to build the first settlement on Mars in 2117. The lander will be named 'Rashid' after the father of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and is the latest move for the 

Emirati space programme.