Page 9 - Moon Mission
Apollo 15 anniversary: 50 years ago, NASA put a car on the Moon
at the 50th anniversary of Apollo 15 some enthusiasts, historians and authors are giving the lunar rover its due as one of the most enduring symbols of the American moon exploration programme
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First uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan programme not possible in Dec: ISRO
The launch of the first uncrewed mission planned in December will be delayed due to the COVID-induced disruption in delivery of hardware elements for the ambitious venture, ISRO confirmed on Monday
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Order in space
International agreement will boost India's space capabilities
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After 50-year hiatus, international space mining treaties are on the table
A dozen nations have signed on Artemis Accords, a NASA initiative that focuses on peaceful use of astronomical objects
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Nasa rover to search for water, other resources on Moon in late 2023
The US space agency has announced its first mobile robot to the Moon in late 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface
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Talking to the moon: European Space Agency pitches lunar satellites plan
The European Space Agency presented a vision Thursday to put satellites in orbit around the moon that would facilitate future missions to Earth's closest neighbour
Finding cure to pushing cosmic boundaries: 2020 was no bad year for science
It was the science that came to the aid of the planet as we settled into working from home and other 'new normals' amid successive lockdowns.
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Chandrayaan-2 mission's first set of data released for all, says ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday said it has released the first set of data from the country's second mission to the Moon, the Chandrayaan-2, for the general public.
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ISRO puts out data on Chandrayaan-2 mission, indicates good performance
India's second mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 from Sriharikota
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Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth carrying rocks, debris from Moon
A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth Thursday with the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years.
China prepares for return of lunar spacecraft with rock samples from Moon
Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of a lunar probe bringing back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 45 years
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Indo-American Astro to lead mission to Space Station before heading to Moon
Astronaut Raja Chari, who is part of the bold Artemis missions, will be on his maiden space flight before the Moon missions begin
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If not acted upon, Lunar gold rush could spark conflict on ground: Research
Many countries and private companies have ambitious plans to explore or mine the Moon
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Chinese probe Chang'e-5 prepares to return moon rock samples to Earth
A capsule carrying the rock samples is due to land in China's northern grasslands in the Inner Mongolia region in mid-December
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China spacecraft lands on Moon to bring back rocks for 1st time since 1970s
A Chinese spacecraft landed on the moon to bring back lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s, the government announced
China's Chang'e-5 spacecraft prepares for Moon landing to collect samples
China's Chang'e-5 probe is preparing for a soft landing on the moon to undertake the country's first collection of samples from an extraterrestrial body, it was announced on Monday.
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China to launch Moon mission to collect first lunar rocks in decades
It has been four decades since lunar samples were brought to Earth, and the Chang'e-5 spacecraft's bounty could have great scientific value
It's right there: Nasa discovers water on Moon's crater visible from Earth
The discovery comes on the back of several other observations made in the past, including by Chandrayaan-1. Here's why it is of critical importance
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Isro's Chandrayaan-3 to lift off for Moon in early 2021, without orbiter
The mission has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic and the follow-up lockdowns. The launch which was planned for 2020 will now take off for the Lunar surface sometime in early 2021
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Moon is rusting without air as solar winds bombard surface with hydrogen
The haematite in question was discovered in data collected by the Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan-1 orbiter
