Engineers at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) are now preparing for the next ‘critical stages’ of the first Emirates Lunar Mission (ELM), following the successful launch of the UAE-made Rashid Rover on December 11.

The Moon-bound rover is safely stored at a special compartment of the Japanese lunar lander Hakuto-R that is currently 500,000 kilometres away from Earth, 10 days after it was sent to space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA.

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