The launch of Emirati-made Rashid Rover has been delayed to December 1, it was announced on Wednesday.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was originally set to launch the spacecraft to the Moon today (November 30), at 12.39pm (UAE time) aboard a Japanese-made lunar lander from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, US.

Only three nations — United States, the Soviet Union and China — have successfully landed their spacecraft on the moon.

Rashid Rover is currently safely stored inside Japanese-made lunar lander Hakuto-R M1 (mission 1), which will be carried to space by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.