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Today is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo ...
Artemis 3 will be the first mission to land astronauts on the lunar surface in more than 50 years, and the crew is set for touchdown on the Moon’s south polar region.
NASA has selected 13 candidate landing sites at the moon's south pole where Artemis astronauts will be able to take advantage of near-continuous sunlight for solar power as well as accessible ...
If India successfully lands the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on Wednesday, it will own the distinction of first to land near the lunar south pole and join an exclusive group of countries that ...
The lunar south pole also has a more rugged terrain compared to the moon’s equatorial region, which is where the Apollo 11 astronauts landed in 1969.
People wave India's national flag at the Nehru Science Centre in Mumbai on August 23, 2023, to celebrate the successful lunar landing of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon.
Meanwhile India has just launched its second attempt at performing a soft landing on the Moon’s south pole with the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which is part of its larger Chandrayaan program.
2026: China's Chang'e 7 mission will send an orbiter, lander, rover and a small flying device to the south pole to hunt for ice. China's Yutu-2 rover, which landed on the far side of the moon in ...
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400 Lunar Missions Expected in Next Decade—Why Now?Since water was confirmed on the moon in 2009, space agencies worldwide have raced to explore the lunar South Pole, a challenging and historic landing site rich in ice. India’s $73 million Chandrayaan ...
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