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A full Moon gleams above Buenos Aires. AFP
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The Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander is delivered to Florida's Cape Canaveral from where it will carry the UAE's Rashid rover to the Moon. Photo: ispace
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The Hakuto lander with the Rashid rover stored inside, ready to be shipped to Florida. Photo: ispace
Rashid lunar rover's final prototype. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
An Emirati engineer tested the Moon rover in remote desert areas of Dubai. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
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Dr Hamad Al Marzooqi, project manager of the Emirates lunar mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Development of the lander nears completion. Photo: ispace
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Emirati engineers test parts of the Rashid rover. Photo: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
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Emirati engineers test parts of the Rashid rover. Photo: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
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A full Moon gleams above Buenos Aires. AFP
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The Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander is delivered to Florida's Cape Canaveral from where it will carry the UAE's Rashid rover to the Moon. Photo: ispace
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The Hakuto lander with the Rashid rover stored inside, ready to be shipped to Florida. Photo: ispace
Rashid lunar rover's final prototype. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
An Emirati engineer tested the Moon rover in remote desert areas of Dubai. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
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Dr Hamad Al Marzooqi, project manager of the Emirates lunar mission. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Development of the lander nears completion. Photo: ispace
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Emirati engineers test parts of the Rashid rover. Photo: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
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Emirati engineers test parts of the Rashid rover. Photo: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
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A full Moon gleams above Buenos Aires. AFP
UAE's lunar dust-busting Moon mission aims to clear a path for future exploration
Lunar dust has glass-like shards that can pose a serious threat to future Moon explorers
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Sarwat Nasir
17 November, 2021
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