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New footage shows the moment Emirati engineers and scientists learnt that the spacecraft carrying the
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had crashed on the Moon during a landing attempt.

But Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, chairman of MBRSC, was quick to console the upset engineers and scientists with encouraging words.

"There are some things that require a certain amount of patience. Thank you. You have worked hard," he said.

"For us, regardless of the outcome of the four or five-year mission, you are the treasure that makes us proud.

"As a first-of-its-kind mission in the Arab and Islamic world, this is significant. May Allah bless you."

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai and President of MBRSC, paid a visit to the space centre yesterday.

Sheikh Mohammed formally announced the development of Rashid 2, the second rover under the country's long-term Moon exploration programme.

Engineers have already been working on the rover and had secured a Chinese lander for it, but it is unclear whether that is still happening.

Even though the Rashid rover did not make it safely to the lunar surface, Emirati engineers gained a wealth of data that can be used for future missions.

Rashid was the first Arab rover to enter lunar orbit.
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This is a sad but optimistic story. I hope China can be part of it.
 
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