UAE plans asteroid landing mission in 2034.

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UAE plans asteroid landing mission in 2034.
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to send a spacecraft named MBR Explorer to the asteroid belt in 2028, with the aim of landing on an asteroid called (269) Justitia in 2034. The mission will visit seven different space rocks, including Justitia, which may have organic molecules on its surface. The spacecraft will carry four science instruments to probe the geology, composition, and structure of the asteroids. The UAE Space Agency was formed in 2014 and is one of the youngest space agencies in the world.

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