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DUBAI: The UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre plans to launch a new lunar mission, Rashid 2, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, announced on Wednesday. It came a day after contact was lost with the craft carrying the Emirati Rashid rover as it attempted to land on the surface of the moon. The private Japanese company behind the mission, ispace,
Engineers at Japanese startup ispace are currently working on a detailed analysis after they lost contact with Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander, carrying the UAE's Rashid Lunar Rover, during their first moon landing attempt.