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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency has confirmed details of its plan to embark on a five-billion-kilometre, seven-year journey to the main asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter.
The agency’s MBR Explorer spacecraft is intended to launch on 3 March 2028 and will orbit seven asteroids, before attempting to land on its final destination, the asteroid Justitia, in May 2035. The lander will be designed and manufactured by companies including start-ups based in the UAE, according to an announcement on 28 May. ...
If successful, the mission will be the Middle East’s first and the world’s fifth to land a spacecraft on an asteroid. ...
The UAE Space Agency, which first announced its intentions to visit the asteroid belt in October 2021, plans to study the origin and evolution of water-rich asteroids. ..."
If successful, the mission will be the Middle East’s first and the world’s fifth to land a spacecraft on an asteroid. ...
The UAE Space Agency, which first announced its intentions to visit the asteroid belt in October 2021, plans to study the origin and evolution of water-rich asteroids. ..."
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