Home Industry Space Rashid rover 2: Sheikh Mohammed announces new Moon mission The announcement follows the likely hard landing of the Hakuto-R Mission 1 spacecraft carrying the previous Rashid rover, to the lunar surface by Gulf Business April 26, 2023 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has announced that the UAE is currently working on a new mission to the moon. The announcement follows the likely hard landing of the Hakuto-R Mission 1 spacecraft carrying the previous rover, Rashid rover, to the lunar surface. Read: UAE Moon mission: Contact lost with HAKUTO-R lander carrying Rashid rover, hard landing on lunar surface likely During a visit to the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), where the previous rover was constructed, Sheikh Mohammed instructed the team to begin implementing the Rashid 2 project immediately. “Today, explorer Rashid 1 is on the surface of the moon, carrying the flag of the Emirates,” he tweeted. Highlighting the ambition of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed stated that the country has never ceased striving towards progress since its founding on December 2, 1971. “From today, work will begin on Rashid 2, a new explorer, for a new attempt to reach the moon. لم تنجح مهمة المركبة التي تحمل المستكشف راشد بالهبوط على سطح القمر .. ولكن نجحنا في رفع سقف طموحاتنا للوصول للقمر .. ونجحنا في صنع فريق من شبابنا وبناتنا قادرين على إدارة مشاريع فضاء متقدمة .. ونجحنا في بناء قطاع فضائي من الصفر خلال ١٠ سنوات .. اليوم المستكشف راشد ١ على… pic.twitter.com/xWRtc619wa — HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) April 26, 2023 We are a country founded on ambition. We are a country that has not stopped since December 2, 1971. It will not stop. It will not turn around. It will not set small goals for itself. The next is more beautiful, greater and more daring, God willing,” he stated. Tags Rashid rover space UAE Moon Mission 0 Comments You might also like G20 Summit: Billboards in Delhi celebrate UAE’s Sultan AlNeyadi AlNeyadi conducted over 200 research experiments on ISS. Here are some highlights Chandrayaan-3 moon landing: How artificial intelligence played a key role Serco launches graduate space programme in Saudi Arabia