In the video… the successful launch of the explorer “Rashid” to the moon

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, accompanied by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Vice President The Cabinet and Minister of Finance announced today, Sunday, the successful launch of the explorer “Rashid” to the surface of the moon, in a mission that is the first in the Arab world and the fourth in the world.
The “Falcon 9” missile launched at 11:38 am (before noon) UAE time, making history a new mark for the country in the field of space exploration, when the Emirates Moon Exploration Project, “Explorer Rashid”, launches from Complex No. 40 of Cape Canaveral Space Base in Florida. American.
The mission to explore the moon puts the UAE in an advanced position in space exploration and providing answers to humanity, especially since the explorer will land in an area that has not been trodden by previous missions, which is the Atlas crater, which is called the “Sea of Cold”.
And SpaceX worked to launch the explorer inside the Japanese lander, Hector R, aboard the Falcon 9 rocket.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is a reusable two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transportation of people and payloads to Earth’s orbit and beyond. It is also the world’s first reusable orbital rocket. Reusability allows SpaceX to re-fly the most expensive parts of the rocket, which in turn lowers the cost of getting into space.
“Rashid” will land in the “Marie Frigoris” area, specifically the “Atlas Crater” area as a main landing site, while this site is considered safe and provides an important scientific value, as the ground station team at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center can direct it according to the ease and difficulty of the terrain and the importance of the area to be desired. Explore it, and the explorer will move on the surface of the moon.