Etihad Cargo has moved a probe for the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt from Abu Dhabi to Colorado. The carrier moved it as a specialised shipment from on 2 November 2026, arriving in Colorado on 5 November.
The probe is now ready for final integration with the MBR Explorer spacecraft, ahead of the mission’s planned launch from Japan in the first quarter of 2028.
The Mission will travel five billion kilometres (3.1 bn miles) to explore seven asteroids and ultimately reach 269 Justitia, where the probe will separate from MBR and operate autonomously as it approaches the asteroid’s surface, capturing detailed images to help scientists study its characteristics.
