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Rover Added to Blue Ghost Mission to the Far Side of the Moon

UAE’s Rashid 2 Vehicle Chosen by Firefly for the Mission

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Tom Patton
May 28, 2025
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The United Arab Emirates’ Rashid 2 Rover will be delivered to the far side of the Moon on Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander. The Rashid 2 Rover will join Firefly’s second lunar mission in 2026 in addition to payloads from Australia, the European Space Agency, and NASA as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.

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