Sheikh Hamdan (فزاع 𝙁𝙖𝙯𝙯𝙖) Our next stop is 384,400km away 🚀

Sheikh Hamdan said: “Our next stop is 384,400km away. We look forward to Rashid leaving an Arab footprint on the surface of the Moon. “We thank team MBRSpaceCentre for the launch of the Rashid Rover and for raising the UAE flag in space.“ The UAE launched the Arab world’s first mission to the Moon on Sunday, marking a historic beginning for the country’s long-term lunar exploration programme. Skies lit up across the launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 163 tonnes of thrust to deliver the Rashid rover to a lunar transfer orbit in space. The small rover is now on its way to the Moon aboard the Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander, built by Japanese lunar exploration company ispace, on a journey expected to last five months. The rocket blasted off into space at UAE time from the Launch Complex 40 pad, a site operated by the US Space Force. --- The Crown Prince of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Moham