Amna Al Ketbi (Dubai)
Explorer Rashid is now undergoing final tests in France, where the 10kg craft will now spend a few weeks in Toulouse to test vibration and thermal vacuum, a series of final checks to ensure it can withstand the harsh environment during a rocket launch and spaceflight. The explorer Rashid will then be transferred to Germany, where it can be combined with the Japanese Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander, built by ispace inc, which will deliver the vehicle to the surface of the moon. in Florida next September.
The explorer “Rashid” will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, as the launch window begins to operate in early November. Once launched, it will take about three months to reach the moon, and the mission will take one lunar day, that is, 14 Earth days, and aims to study the properties of the soil. Lunar, lunar rocks and geology, dust movement, and study of the state of plasma on the surface of the moon and the photoelectron sheath.
The explorer will roam the surface of the moon, traveling in new locations that have not been studied before, where he will capture rare data and images, and then send them to the ground control station at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center, in addition to testing devices and technical equipment that are being tried for the first time, related to robotics and communications. Navigation and navigation with the aim of determining how well it operates in the harsh environment of the Moon.
The “Rashid” explorer is equipped with 3D cameras, a suspension system, advanced sensor and communication systems, an exoskeleton and solar panels to supply it with energy. Soil, dust, radioactive and electrical activities, and rocks on the moon’s surface. The explorer can walk at a maximum speed of 10 cm/sec and the possibility of incline at an angle of 20 degrees, and it rises on the surface 10 cm. It is also equipped with four wheels with a suspension system to enhance the efficiency of adhesion to the surface of the moon. The explorer “Rashid” contains high-quality and efficient technologies, based on Its main job is to analyze data and results, without having to send it back to Earth, as was the case in previous missions. The lunar exploration project is an essential part of the UAE’s space exploration strategy, which aims to build new capabilities and knowledge capabilities, inspire future generations to enter the field of space science and research, and enhance opportunities for international cooperation and partnerships in the field of space exploration. After carrying out this mission, the UAE will join the list of countries that have succeeded. In sending exploratory missions to the Moon, after the United States, Russia and China.
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