The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will send first Emirati and Arab astronaut to the Moon’s orbit on a future Artemis mission and build a lunar space station as part of a new space project announced on Sunday, January 7.

The UAE announced its participation in Nasa’s Lunar Gateway Station alongside the US, Japan, Canada, and the European Union will.

On Sunday, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and Nasa signed an agreement to develop an airlock module for the lunar Gateway.