2023 is set to be the UAE’s busiest year for space exploration

 

 

I found this interesting article today as the Emirates will etch its name in history books many times next year if its space missions go as planned.

Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi will take on the Arab world’s first long-duration mission, while the Rashid rover could become the first Arab spacecraft to reach the Moon.

The impending missions follow a string of achievements by the UAE, including reaching Mars with its Hope probe in 2021 and launching Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati astronaut, into space in 2019.

But a number of advanced missions are lined up to take place in the same year for the first time, all being carried out by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).

looks at the UAE space missions planned for 2023.

1.Rashid rover to reach lunar surface

2.Emirati astronaut heading for International Space Station

3.MBZ-Sat 

4.Payload Hosting Initiative satellite