UAE ramps up space programme with mission launch

The United Arab Emirates has taken the next step in its space programme with the launch of its Rashid Rover aboard a Space X Falcon 9 rocket. The UAE-built rover, the first Emirati mission to the surface of the Moon, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA, on December 11...
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