Lunar lander chief ‘very confident’ of successful Rashid rover launch tomorrow – The National
- Date: 30-Nov-2022
- Source: The National
- Sector:Real Estate
- Country:UAE
Lunar lander chief ‘very confident’ of successful Rashid rover launch tomorrow – The National
The chief of the lunar exploration company carrying the UAE’s Rashid rover on its lander has said he is “very confident” as the mission nears lift-off.
“It’s a great, exciting moment,” Takeshi Hakamada, founder and chief executive of ispace, told The National in Florida ahead of the launch.
The Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander, built by ispace, was integrated on to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for a launch on November 30 at 12.39pm UAE time from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.