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India becomes first nation to land spacecraft near Moon's south pole
Aug 23, 2023 (AFP)
The unmanned Chandrayaan-3, which means "Mooncraft" in Sanskrit, touched down at 6:04 pm India time (1234 GMT) as mission control technicians cheered wildly and...
India's historic cut-price Moon mission set for touchdown
Aug 23, 2023 (AFP)
The world's most populous nation is closing in on milestones set by global space powers such as the United States and Russia, conducting many of its missions at...
India lands first mission on Moon - first to reach south pole
Aug 23, 2023 (AFP)
The unmanned Chandrayaan-3, which means "Mooncraft" in Sanskrit, touched down at 6:04 pm India time (1234 GMT) as mission control technicians cheered wildly and...
One giant step: Moon race heats up
Aug 23, 2023 (AFP)
New Delhi's attempt came days after the crash-landing on the Moon of Russia's Luna-25 probe. Here is the latest on various missions to the celestial body: - Ind...
India announces schedule of Moon mission's soft landing
Aug 22, 2023 (SPX)
ISRO, showcasing its commitment to transparency and public engagement, declared that this monumental event will be broadcast live. Enthusiasts can tune in throu...
Russia's Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon
Aug 21, 2023 (AFP)
The crash comes almost a year and a half into Russia's Ukraine offensive that has seen Moscow isolated, with punishing sanctions that have affected its space in...
Russia's space agency head vows to continue Moon race
Aug 21, 2023 (AFP)
"In no case should the lunar program be interrupted, that would be the worst decision," Yuri Borisov said in an interview on television. The Luna-25 mission was...
India hopes to be first nation to land on south pole of moon later this week
Aug 21, 2023 (UPI)
On Monday, the space agency said its Chandrayaan-3 lander, the Vikram, had been mapping potential landing spots as it orbits the moon. Scientists believe frozen...
Russia's Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon: Roscosmos
Aug 20, 2023 (AFP)
Communication with Luna-25 was lost at 2:57 pm (1157 GMT) on Saturday, Roscosmos said. According to preliminary findings, the lander "has ceased to exist follow...
Chandrayaan-3 Lunar orbit update
Aug 19, 2023 (SPX)
The mission's timeline has seen a series of critical maneuvers over the past few days. On August 17, the Lander Module was successfully separated from the Propu...
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer gets final payload water hunt
Aug 17, 2023 (JPL)
Built by the University of Oxford in England and contributed by the UK Space Agency, the Lunar Thermal Mapper (LTM) joins the High-resolution Volatiles and Mine...
Chandrayaan-3 nears landing with successful orbital adjustments
Aug 17, 2023 (SPX)
In the days leading up to this current status, the spacecraft had undergone significant orbital changes. On August 14, during its orbit circularisation phase, t...
A Framework for Optimized, Integrated Lunar Infrastructure
Aug 17, 2023 (SPX)
The 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study aims to rapidly develop foundational technology concepts that move away from individual scientific eff...
NASA adds water detection instrument to Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft
Aug 16, 2023 (UPI)
"Built by the University of Oxford in England and contributed by the UK Space Agency, the Lunar Thermal Mapper (LTM) joins the High-resolution Volatiles and Min...
Russia's Luna-25 probe enters Moon orbit
Aug 16, 2023 (AFP)
With the lunar launch, Moscow's first since 1976, Russia is seeking to restart and rebuild on the Soviet Union's pioneering space programme. "For the first time...
KBR JV awarded $719M contract to aid NASA's development of space orbital systems
Aug 15, 2023 (SPX)
The Omnibus Multidiscipline Engineering Services (OMES) III contract has a five-year period of performance with a total value of $719 million. The cost-plus-fix...
Russia launches mission to land on lunar south pole
Aug 11, 2023 (UPI)
The launch kicked off Moscow's first moon mission in nearly 50 years and was part of an effort to eventually build a base on the moon. The lunar south pole may ...
GAO affirms NASA's decision on Intuitive Machines' $719M lunar contract
Aug 11, 2023 (SPX)
The contract, a hefty five-year deal valued at up to $719 million, was awarded to Space and Technology Solutions. This is the Doing Business As (DBA) moniker fo...
Russia launches first Moon mission in nearly 50 years
Aug 11, 2023 (AFP)
The launch of the Luna-25 probe is Moscow's first lunar mission since 1976, when the USSR was a pioneer in the conquest of space. The rocket with the Luna-25 pr...
One giant step: Moon race hots up
Aug 10, 2023 (AFP)
Technology, science and politics are all essential factors in the Moon race. Here is the latest: - China's great leap - China is pursuing plans to send a crewed...
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