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https://spacenews.com/uae-outlines-plans-for-asteroid-mission/
>The United Arab Emirates has released new details about its planned mission to the main asteroid belt, one that is similar to an ongoing NASA mission.
>its Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) is scheduled to launch in March 2028, flying by six asteroids in the main asteroid belt before arriving at a seventh asteroid in 2034.
>The MBR Explorer spacecraft bears a resemblance to NASA’s Lucy spacecraft
>It will fly by Venus in July 2028 and Earth in May 2029 before going by the main belt asteroids Westerwald, Chimaera and Rockox between February 2030 and January 2031. A Mars gravity assist in September 2031 would set up three more asteroid flybys, of 2000 VA28, 1998 RC76 and 1999 SG6, between July 2032 and August 2033.
>The mission will conclude by rendezvousing with a seventh main belt asteroid, Justitia, in October 2034. It will remain there at least through May 2035, when it will release a lander to touch down on the surface.