UAE Rover Won’t Join Chinese Moon Mission Due to U.S. Trade Law


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China’s plan to reach the widely coveted lunar south pole—where NASA hopes to touch down in 2025 with Artemis 3—has been disrupted by a decades-old U.S. trade law . The International Traffic in Arms Regulations, or ITAR, has seemingly prevented the 2026 Chang’e 7 mission from including UAE’s Rashid 2 rover. The South China Morning Post reported on the shakeup last week, citing two anonymous sources familiar with China’s mission. Rashid 2 would have joined the uncrewed Chang’e 7 mission to the south pole, the goal of which is to ready the area for China’s planned International Lunar Research Station....