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Japan’s Launches Its ‘Moon Sniper’ Spacecraft As It Attempts To Become Fifth Nation To Land On The Moon

2023-09-09 07:30 AM by Jessica Irvine

Topline Japan launched its “moon sniper” lunar spacecraft from its southern coast on Thursday in an effort to become the fifth nation in the world to land an object on the moon, amid an ongoing global race to explore the lunar surface. A H-IIA rocket carrying a small lunar surface probe and other objects lifts …

India’s Moon Lander Looks Tiny In Remarkable NASA Orbiter Snapshot

2023-09-06 06:43 AM by Jessica Irvine

India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander is in the center of the square inside the white halo. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University India’s historic Chandrayaan-3 mission has already had a huge impact back on Earth. The world celebrated as India became only the fourth nation to successfully soft-land on our lunar neighbor. Even better, the Vikram …