The Emirates Lunar Mission is all set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 12:39 pm (UAE time) on Wednesday, November 30.
According to the latest updates, the HAKUTO-R lander, made by Japan-based ispace, has been integrated into the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Subject to optimal weather conditions, the mission will send the Rachid Rover to the lunar surface
Weighing 10kg, the rover was built by a small team of Emiratis at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai.
Interview with @Salem_HAlMarri, Director General of @MBRSpaceCentre on #UAEtotheMoon Mission@MBRSpaceCentre@Salem_HAlMarrihttps://t.co/gmbUufGRov pic.twitter.com/GxGF7tE7iD
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) November 29, 2022
The launch can be watched live at the Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) website.
Our next destination…The Moon
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) November 29, 2022
Watch live the launch of Rashid Rover,the first Arab Mission to the moon surface, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, US, on Wed 30 Nov at 12:39 PM UAE Time, https://t.co/gmbUufpOmv#EmiratesLunarMission #UAEtotheMoon @MBRSpaceCentre pic.twitter.com/Oc26zshvW1
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