Tag: Lunar exploration

China denies making space junk set to crash into Moon

BEIJING, China (AFP) – China on Monday denied responsibility for a rocket set to slam into the Moon, after experts said the piece of space junk likely came from Beijing’s lunar exploration programme. Astronomers initially thought the wayward object was a chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago and was abandoned in space after completing its mission. But it is now believed to be the booster for the Chang’e 5-T1, launched […]

Tim Peake says next dream is ‘lunar exploration’

GERMANY (AFP) — British astronaut Tim Peake has landed back on Earth after spending six months on the International Space Station (ISS) and is now looking forward to having some family time — although his next “dream” would be a “lunar exploration mission”. https://youtu.be/vKMttcE7Bko