Emirates Lunar Mission

Mission Overview

The aim of the Emirates Lunar Mission is to develop a series of rovers to explore the surface of the moon in different locations with different science objectives. Each rover built under the Emirates Lunar Mission is named “Rashid” rover after the late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, builder of modern Dubai. Rashid 2 is the second rover within the Emirates Lunar that is designed, developed and built by MBRSC. With Rashid 2 mission, scientists will be able to study different aspects of the lunar surface such as the geological and thermal properties of the surface and dust and study the effectiveness and behaviour of different materials when interacting with the lunar surface. Rashid 2 mission will be an important milestone to pave the way for future human exploration of the Moon and beyond.

Study the geological and thermal aspects of the lunar surface in different locations to understand the lunar dust properties and altering processes.
Study and map the electrical charge process and the formation of the electron sheath on the surface throughout the lunar day.
Perform science and engineering experiments related to materials, mobility, and terramechanics.

MBRSC has designed a science package consisting of a set of lightweight but powerful instruments that will be onboarded on the Rashid-2 rover to the Moon based on analysis of the scientific and engineering data requirements. The demanding sensitivities of the instruments, combined with the need to optimise the rover and science instrument requirements, resulted in the formation of an international team of researchers led by MBRSC.

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