After anticipating his historic landing on the surface of the moon.. lost contact with the vehicle carrying the explorer `Rashid`

Weather of Arabia - The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center announced, on Tuesday, the loss of contact with the Japanese spacecraft "Hakuto R", which carries the Emirati explorer "Rashid" on board, as the vehicle's landing on the moon was not confirmed.

And "iSpace" confirmed today, Wednesday, that until 8:00 am Japan time (3 am UAE time), there was no communication between the "Hakuto R" lander and the mission control center, and therefore it was confirmed that there was no possibility of achieving a successful landing on the plane. moon, and contact the rover.

While the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center issued a statement today, Wednesday, confirming the failure of the mission, and this is the text of the statement:

And if the landing operation was successful, the UAE would be the first Arab country and the fourth in the world to achieve this achievement, according to the Emirates News Agency, WAM.

And "WAM" had revealed that the explorer "Rashid" will land in the Marie Frigoris region, specifically the site of "Atlas Crater", which has not been discovered before.

The mission of the explorer "Rashid" would have been a qualitative scientific addition in the field of space sciences, as it aimed to:

• Lunar soil study.
• Study the thermal properties of its surface topography.
• Know the photoelectric effect of its surface.
• Testing the ability of materials not to stick to soil particles.
• Study of mobility on the lunar surface, and develop robotics techniques for exploration vehicle systems.

Exploration missions on the moon have not been tested before

The explorer "Rashid" would land in an area that was not tested by previous lunar exploration missions, and therefore the data and images that he would provide would be modern, new and of high value, as it was equipped with 3D cameras, a suspension system, advanced sensor and communication systems, an external structure and solar panels to provide it with energy. .

Another Emirati achievement in the exploration of Mars

On Monday evening, the UAE revealed a series of new data and images of Mars' smallest moon, "Deimos", which were taken by the three scientific instruments of the "Hope Probe" during its passage to the closest point to the moon, at a distance of only about 100 km.

The new data refutes one of the oldest theories indicating that "Deimos" is considered an asteroid that was attracted to the orbit of the Red Planet, and confirms that it is likely to have its origin from Mars and not an asteroid as previously assumed.