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Close-up of NASA's new lunar exploration rover
The new generation of rovers was inspired by NASA's success with the Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle, used in the Apollo missions of the 1970s.
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NASA recreates the Apollo 13 journey with 4K quality
Apollo 13 was one of NASA's most extraordinary lunar missions to be carried out in 1970.
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Russia solves the object 'E' to explore the Moon
Russian space agency Roscosmos declassified documents on the first Soviet 'Moon' program.
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America selects Astrobotic's spacecraft to explore the Moon
Peregrine, built by Astrobotic Technology Inc., will be the first US spacecraft to land on the Moon since Apollo astronauts set foot on it in 1972.
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India abruptly canceled the last moon probe
India's Moon mission had to be canceled in less than an hour before taking off the spacecraft to probe on July 15, following a technical incident.
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India launches a space ship, preparing to explore the Moon
The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft will be launched on the Sriharikota space center in southwestern India on July 15 and scheduled to land at the South Pole of the Moon on Sep…
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Human confusing relics left on the Moon
People have left many relics on the moon after these celestial expeditions.
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Testing the technology of the lunar exploration ship back to Earth
China on October 24 launched an unmanned spacecraft to test the technology to be used on Changshu 5, the probe carrying the Moon mission can return to Earth on its own.
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China wants to turn the Moon into a dead land
It's like a nightmare scenario in science fiction movies, but an expert said China is planning to turn the Moon into a missile base.
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China fixed the time for the launch of the lunar exploration ship
Xinhua News Agency cited sources from China's Department of Defense Science-Technology-Industry (SASTIND) on November 26, saying the country will launch a lunar explorat…
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Why does China aspire to explore the Moon?
The moon may be a great source of minerals and energy, a leading Chinese scientist said in a recent interview with the foreign news agency.
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Russia will land on the Moon in 2015
Viktor Khartov, general director of Lavochkin Research and Production Association, said on October 12 that Russia will carry out a mission to land on the Moon with unman…
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Lunar exploration, the heyday was coming!
In April 2007, China is expected to launch a lunar exploration ship named Heng Nga 1. But China is not the only Asian country with this big ambition.
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A close-up of the Soviet antiques moon explorer
Born in 1969, the lunar exploration vehicle, Lunokhod, is one of the devices in the Soviet moon exploration program.