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Japan's moon landing: When is it and why is it important?
Japan aims to launch the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon into space by mid-September with a lunar landing seen starting January 2024.
Fri Sep 01 2023
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Russia to launch first moon lander since 1976 in race with Indian spacecraft
Russia will launch its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday in a race with India to the south pole of the moon.
Wed Aug 09 2023
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Japan's ispace prepares for world's first commercial lunar landing
ispace is preparing to land its Hakuto-R Mission 1 spacecraft on the moon early on Wednesday.
Tue Apr 25 2023
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Moon rover sends back first photos
The first robot to land on the Moon in nearly 40 years, China's Jade Rabbit rover, has begun sending back photos, with shots of its lunar lander.
Mon Dec 16 2013