Skip to main content

UAE likely partner in Israel's moon mission

The funding sources for Israel's ambitious Beresheet 2 have not been divulged, but there are hints that the United Arab Emirates may well be teaming up with Israel on a moon landing.
Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

As a country that takes great pride in its reputation as a “startup nation,” Israel is eager to join the exclusive club of nations with major projects in outer space. It wants to send spacecraft to do research in space and conduct exploratory missions across the solar system, not only to the moon but to the planets as well.

The chances of such projects happening would increase exponentially if it succeeds in convincing the United Arab Emirates to join its Beresheet 2 project to send a research craft to the moon. It would also provide a major boost to cooperation between the two countries, already strengthened  since the signing of the Abraham Accords.

Access the Middle East news and analysis you can trust

Join our community of Middle East readers to experience all of Al-Monitor, including 24/7 news, analyses, memos, reports and newsletters.

Subscribe

Only $100 per year.