... lander to the lunar surface by the end of the year. This would be the first-ever Israeli Moon mission and only the...from launch to landing. Once firmly ensconced on the surface, its mission, aside from taking photos and videos of the landing site, is ...
China's most sophisticated and challenging space adventure – the Chang'e 5 robotic lunar mission – ended successfully early Thursday morning with its cargo of lunar rocks and dust landing on the grasslands in northern China. The China National Space...
... Ministry of the Economy. Rather than conducting scientific research and launching spacecraft missions like other prominent agencies however, the LSA will concentrate on building up ...will soon be available as standalone vehicles for lunar missions.
... other countries are eagerly climbing the ranks Artist's impression of China's 'Yutu' rover, part of the Chang'e 3 lunar mission If it is a race, however, it's not a very close one. "China is still far ahead of everybody else", Johnson-Freese adds...
... is still much research to be performed in order to facilitate safe lunar missions. Apollo mission EVAs ranged from two hours on Apollo 9 to 22 hours on Apollo 17. A future lunar base might require up to 30,000 hours of EVA exploration. Individual...
... exposes the Moon, will help scientists and engineers prepare for the safe operation of future human lunar missions. As well as providing life-giving light, the Sun also spews out high-speed particles – the solar...