Israel and the UAE are working on a multimillion-dollar lunar mission. Israeli’s SpaceIL, a non-profit organisation funded by the Israeli government announced the mission.
For many, this is not good news. But it is happening.
The partnership with G42, an Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company is part of the “Beresheet 2” project,
Israel plans to land an unmanned Israeli lunar craft in 2024.
SpaceIL Chairman Morris Kahn, an Israeli billionaire, says he met with senior officials and entrepreneurs in the UAE to discuss the lunar mission.
Israel and the UAE’s decision to “normalise relations” in August 2020.
The move was denounced by people across the Arab world but paved the way for more Arab states to normalise ties with Israel including Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.
Israel and the UAE have signed a raft of deals since normalising ties,
The UAE launched the Arab world’s first Mars mission almost one year ago.
“Beresheet 2” plans to break several space records including a double landing. One of the craft will setting down on the far side of the moon.
