PointOrView's video: SCOOP: U S denies UAE s Rashid 2 rover from China s mission to the moon here s why

SHOCKING: China loses UAE as partner for Chang’e-7 lunar south pole mission. The U.S. tech rules bar UAE moon rover from China’s Chang’e 7 mission. As a result, the United Arab Emirates’ Rashid-2 has fallen foul of restrictions aimed at keeping sensitive technology out of Chinese hands. US technology transfer restrictions have grounded plans for the United Arab Emirates to take part in China’s Chang’e 7 mission to the moon in 2026, two sources have separately confirmed. The collaboration would have seen the UAE’s Rashid 2 rover delivered to the moon’s surface in the unmanned mission to the lunar south pole, which is intended to lay the foundations for an international research station. But the pact, signed between the two countries’ space agencies in September, has fallen foul of US legislation according to the sources, who asked for anonymity because of the issue’s sensitivity. Both sources pointed to the 1976 International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), which bans even the most common US-built widget from being launched aboard Chinese rockets. The UAE’s first moon rover Rashid was launched from Florida in December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It has just arrived in the moon’s orbit and is expected to touch down on the lunar surface in April on board the Japanese Hakuto-R lander. With Rashid 2 out of the Chang’e 7 mission, a 10kg (22lbs) slot for international payloads has reopened to the global research community. The multi-spacecraft mission will include an orbiter, lander, rover, hopper and a relay satellite.