Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday in a bid to be the primary nation to make a mushy touchdown on the lunar south pole, a area believed to carry covete… Read More
In recent years, there have been several high-profile failures in lunar missions, reminding us that spaceflight is still difficult and dangerous after almost 60 years. Just days after Russia… Read More
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to congratulate him on the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the south pole of the Moon. Modi thanke… Read More
India recently achieved a significant milestone in space exploration with the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander near the south pole of the Moon. This triumph comes just days aft… Read More
By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020.Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft fail… Read More
The Israeli spacecraft Beresheet was the first moon mission of a private company, but unfortunately, it has failed. The spacecraft’s engine stalled, causing it to fall too fast and plu… Read More
Chandrayaan-3, the word for “moon craft” in Sanskrit, blasted off from a launch pad in Sriharikota with an orbiter, a lander and a rover.
It will embark on a journey lasting s… Read More
Tokyo, May 27 (IANS) A software glitch prevented Japanese lunar exploration company ispace's Moon lander from making its historic touchdown on the lunar surface, last month, the company anno… Read More
SpaceX: Defying Gravity and Transforming the Aerospace Industry
SpaceX, the private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded by Elon Musk in 2002, has been making wave… Read More
Tokyo, April 25 (IANS) Japanese lunar exploration company ispace lost communication at the last minute during a planned touchdown on the surface of the Moon on Tuesday."We assume that we cou… Read More
Communications stopped as the lander descended the final 33 feet, travelling at about 16mph.
Flight controllers peered at their screens in Tokyo, expressionless, as the minutes went by wi… Read More
The Earth rises above the surface of the moon, as seen from the company’s lander in lunar orbit in April 2023.
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Japanese lunar exploration company ispace attempted to la… Read More
Flight of the White Rabbit
Japan’s “Hakuto-R” mission: will the first private moon landing succeed?
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The lunar lander Hakuto-R from the Jap… Read More
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched a privately-developed Japanese Moon lander and a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory cubesat on their way to lunar orbit.
Following five back… Read More
A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off at 3:39 am (0839 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a backup date on Thursday.
SpaceX is set Wednesday to launch the fi… Read More
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After many shifts:Nasa launches new moon rocket
After many postponements, Nasa launches a new moon rocket.Photo: AFP/JIM WATSON
Cape Canaveral Back to the mo… Read More
Orion will be in orbit around the moon for about three weeks. The mission has not been under a good star yet.
After months of delays, NASA’s “Artemis 1” moon mission got… Read More
South Korea is headed to the Moon, having successfully launched its first lunar mission on Thursday. Loaded aboard SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket, the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) b… Read More
Back in February, Israeli space startup SpaceIL launched a lunar lander, called Beresheet, on a SpaceX rocket. It would be the nation’s first attempt at landing a vessel on the moon. H… Read More
NASA has unveiled a couple of black-and-white pictures depicting the crash site of Israel’s Beresheet lunar lander, which collided into the Moon’s surface on April 11 after a fai… Read More
SpaceIL is a former entrant in the Google Lunar X Prize , a $30 million competition that encouraged privately funded groups to put a robotic craft down on the moon. The Prize ended last ye… Read More
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The Beresheet lunar lander carried thousands of books, DNA samples, and a few thousand water bears… Read More
The new Middle Eastern accord quite literally reaches for the stars. As part of the deal, inked earlier this week, Israel and United Arab Emirates have committed to… Read More
After securing yet another contract, SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets are now scheduled to launch at least six commercial Moon landers over the next two and a half years.
On May 2… Read More