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The UAE's hopes and dreams of a Moon landing lay in its glorious Rashid mini rover — so it's too bad it ended up unceremoniouslyIt's a disappointing outcome to what could've been a historic mission, but scientists at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai don't seem"While the Rashid Rover and other payloads onboard the lander did not get the chance to continue on their respective missions," the organization, "the team at MBRSC is still proud of the...
"After getting this close to the Moon, the MBRSC team is inspired and believes that greater accomplishments are yet to in our pursuit of space exploration," it added.Among the nations of the world, only three have ever successfully landed on the Moon: the US, Russia, and China. So, the argument seems to go, even an attempt is already a notable achievement.
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