Watch Live coverage of Emirates Lunar Mission launch

Sunday, 11 December 2022 at 11:07

By ARN News Staff

The official countdown to the launch of the Emirates Lunar Mission has begun.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the UAE's Rashid rover inside, is due to blast off at 11.38pm UAE time on Sunday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the U.S.

Live coverage of the mission can be watched on the official website of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre.

#UAEtotheMoon #EmiratesLunarMission pic.twitter.com/HW08X5lwT3
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) December 11, 2022

The mission is expected to capture thousands of images of its surroundings.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, and President of MBRSC, shares the news of the launch of the first Emirati mission to the surface of the Moon.#UAEtotheMoon pic.twitter.com/diiLmvwZGb
— MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre) December 11, 2022

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