In partnership with Astrobotic Orbital Space, a Dubai-based aerospace company, has unveiled the Orbital Space Lunar Programme, representing what is said to be the Arab World’s first privately funded lunar mission. In collaboration with Astrobotic, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
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Lunar lander is ‘Lanyue’ and crew spaceship is ‘Mengzhou’ China has officially disclosed the names of its forthcoming lunar exploration assets, marking a significant stride in the nation’s space endeavours. The lunar lander, set to transport Chinese astronauts (also known as taikonauts) to the moon’s surface, is named ‘Lanyue’ or ‘Embracing the Moon’, drawing