The astronaut was received with a grand reception attended by the country’s leadership, AlNeyadi’s family as well as senior ministers and dignitaries
Operating under frigid temperatures, the mission will now grapple with unknown conditions and strange lunar topography
For the first time, Nokia is digging into the details of its lunar mission and explaining its reasons for voyaging to the Moon
The rover is currently orbiting the Moon at an altitude of about 100km at the perilune and about 2,300 km at the apolune
The iSpace lander carrying the rover executed the lunar orbit insertion manoeuvre on March 21
Deimos is the smaller and outermost of Mars’ two natural satellites
Upon landing, the Rashid rover will explore the characteristics of the lunar soil
The new launch date remains contingent on the weather status and other conditions
Upon landing, the Rashid rover will explore the characteristics of the lunar soil, the petrography and geology of the Moon
The objective is to demonstrate the Orion capsule can be safely launched and recovered before an attempt is made with a human crew
The Shawwal crescent was not sighted in the UAE on Tuesday and therefore, Wednesday, May 12, will be the last day of Ramadan
The Emirates Lunar Mission is one of the initiatives under the Mars 2117 Programme, which aims to build a human colony on Mars