<i><b>A Closer Look</b></i><b> is </b><i><b>The National's </b></i><b>show where we take an in-depth look at one of the main stories of the week.</b> The UAE is making great strides when it comes to the arena of space exploration, and this week has been packed with historic events. On Tuesday, the UAE-build Rashid rover was aboard the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/2022/11/09/sending-cargo-to-the-moon-how-private-companies-are-making-it-easier/">Hakuto-R M1 spacecraft</a>, built by Japan's ispace, when it crash-landed on the lunar surface, failing to deliver the rover and other international payloads. It has already been announced that a second rover is in the making. On Friday, Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi will make history as the first Arab to perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Here, host Sarah Forster speaks to <i>The National</i>'s Space Editor Sarwat Nasir to find out more about the UAE's, and the Middle East's, future plans around space exploration. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/editorial/2023/04/24/space-al-neyadi-space-walk-rover/">A significant week for the UAE in space</a> <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2023/04/27/rashid-rover-heartbreak-at-dubai-mission-control-when-lunar-landing-failed/">Rashid rover: Heartbreak at Dubai mission control as lunar landing failed</a>