China's 2030 Plan to Land on Moon
China's space program has been advancing rapidly. In 2021, it launched its permanently crewed alternative to the ...
China to pick first moon landing taikonauts from space veterans
China will select taikonauts for its first-ever manned moon landing mission from the current pool that has participated in ...
Lunar far side samples bolster theory that the moon was once covered in magma
A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA.
Private US lander may have fallen over while landing near moon’s south pole, again
Intuitive Machines' second moon landing ends in failure due to orientation issues, impacting future lunar missions.
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Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses
China, in 2013, becomes the third country to successfully land on the moon, delivering a rover named Yutu, Chinese for jade rabbit. China follows with the Yutu-2 rover in 2019, this time touching ...
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Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty
Spacecraft like Athena, the Intuitive Machines mission whose fate was uncertain after a moon landing attempt on Thursday, aim to advance those goals. The rapid rise of China’s space program has ...
Intuitive Machines Athena lander on the moon, but health unclear
Intuitive Machines said on Thursday that its robotic Athena lander has landed on the moon's surface but details of the ...
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China's 2030 Plan to Land on Moon
China is moving ahead with its goal of a manned lunar landing before the end of the decade while planning new missions to its Tiangong space station this year.