Intuitive Machines, which landed on the moon with its robotic IM-1 mission in February 2024, will be launching IM-2 as soon ...

It was Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years ... but failed after encountering problems as it moved into its pre-landing orbit. It was set to explore a part of the Moon which scientists ...

Russia’s Energia Space Rocket Corporation ... The cosmonauts will transfer to the take-off and landing module, make a landing and work on the Moon’s surface. Subsequently, only the take ...

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Soft landings can be particularly tricky, as shown by a recent mission from a Japanese private company ispace, which crashed on the surface of the moon in April. Asked if Russia was concerned ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Russia launched its first lunar mission in 47 years while mired in its war against Ukraine. The country is intent on beating India to the moon's south pole in ...

Moscow [Russia], August ... or the moon's scant atmosphere, for one year. The lander has several cameras and they will make timelapse footage of the landing and an HDR wide-angle image of the ...

Japan’s 1st moon lander has hit its target, but it appears to be upside-down Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM ...

The newly awarded contract will send Firefly's lander to the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon's near side. This part of the Moon ...