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Success rate of lunar missions is a little over 50% as per NASA database
According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the technically challenging soft landin…
PTI
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India calls off the launch of its $146 million lunar mission due to a 'technical snag'
In April, Israel's Beresheet spacecraft crashed into the moon's surface after a technical glitch in…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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India's second moon mission Chandrayaan 2 that will cost ₹10 billion will break new records
India's second lunar mission, Chandrayaan 2, set to take off today. It may be India's second trip t…
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A Crazy British Plan To Send A Rocket To Drill On The Moon Just Passed A Major Milestone
Part of the scheme is to improve knowledge and understanding of space around the world. If another …
Joshua Barrie
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Chandrayaan-3 mission: Only hours left for the lift-off
With only hours left for the lift-off, anticipation is building around the launch India's third lun…
ANI
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50 years have passed since NASA's Apollo 8 mission circled the moon for the first time - here is every Apollo mission explained
That may change in the next few years. In November, NASA announced that it was offering up to $2.6 …
Peter Kotecki,Peter Kotecki
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NASA's lunar satellite has photographed China's lander on the far side of the moon - here's the first image
"[A]s LRO approached the crater from the east, it rolled 70 degrees to the west to snap this specta…
Dave Mosher
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China releases detailed 360-degree photo from the first mission to land on the far side of the moon
Shortly after the lander and rover began their work, however, the China National Space Administrati…
Dave Mosher
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India’s second lunar mission pegged to launch in July
Should the satellite successfully take off within that window, it will land on the Moon around S…
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Up, close & personal images of the moon from Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander
Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander is about to undergo a crucial deboosting manoeuvre and descend to a s…
ANI
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Video from China's rock-collecting spacecraft shows the probe stick its landing on the moon
China's space agency announced it had landed its Chang'e 5 probe on the moon. Then it released the …
Susie Neilson,Morgan McFall-J…
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NASA took a photo of China's moon rock-collecting robot on the lunar surface before it rocketed back toward Earth
China's moon lander collected more than 4 pounds of lunar rock, then its ascender blasted the sampl…
Susie Neilson
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European Space Agency Director praises ISRO, calls India's accomplishments in space "astonishing"
Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, has heaped praise on the Ind…
ANI
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Chandrayaan 2 will give India bragging rights even if it doesn’t find water
Chandrayaan 2 is set to take off next week in the wee hours of the morning — July 15 at 2:15am I…
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"Welcome, buddy!" Chandrayaan-2 orbiter greets Chandrayaan-3 lander as they establish communication
In a significant development, the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter which was already fixed around the moon est…