"UAE and NASA Partner to Construct Airlock for Historic Lunar Gateway Mission"

NASA and the United Arab Emirates' Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) have announced a partnership in which the UAE will contribute an airlock module to the Gateway space station, which will orbit the Moon. This collaboration is part of NASA's Artemis program, aiming to facilitate long-term lunar exploration and future missions to Mars. The UAE will also send an astronaut to Gateway on a future Artemis mission, continuing the growing international cooperation in space exploration. The Artemis program is notable for its diverse international partnerships and its goals to land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon.