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Japan Moon lander ‘appears to have landed’: space agency

By Natsuko Fukue and Katie Forster TOKYO, Jan 19, 2024 (AFP) - Japan's precision Moon lander "appeared" to have landed…

Japan moon lander enters lunar orbit

TOKYO, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's SLIM space probe entered the Moon's orbit on Monday in a major step…

Japan postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ liftoff for third time

TOKYO, Aug 28, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its…

One giant step: Moon race heats up

NEW DELHI, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - India became the first nation to successfully land a craft on the Moon's…

India lunar spacecraft lands safely on Moon: space agency

BENGALURU, India, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - India's lunar spacecraft landed safely near the Moon's little-explored south pole on Wednesday,…

Hard landing: Japan firm fails in historic Moon bid

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese start-up ispace conceded Wednesday its ambitious attempt to become the…

South Korea’s lunar orbiter sends photos of Earth, Moon

  Seoul, South Korea (AFP) South Korea's first-ever lunar orbiter Danuri has sent black-and-white photos of the Moon's surface and…

NASA capsule Orion splashes down after record-setting lunar voyage

  by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA's Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the…

Japanese billionaire Maezawa announces crew of artists for lunar voyage

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced Thursday eight crew members who will join him for a…

NASA’s Orion spaceship slingshots around Moon, heads for home

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA's Orion spaceship made a close pass of the Moon and used a gravity assist…

Liftoff! NASA launches mega Moon rocket, ushering new era of exploration

United States | AFP | by Lucie AUBOURG NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to…

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