UAE partners with iSpace to send rover to moon
Jago News Desk Published: 14 April 2021, 01:22 PM
File Photo: Moon is seen in the sky during the closest visible conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 400 years, in Tejeda, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain December 21, 2020.
Japanese space company iSpace will transport a United Arab emirates rover to the moon in 2022, the company announced on Wednesday.
Under the agreement, iSpace said it would also provide the Emirates Lunar Mission with wired communication and power during the cruise phase and wireless communication on the moon.
The Gulf state’s first interplanetary probe entered Mars’ orbit in February.
Source: Reuters
