Israel's Beresheet spacecraft begins orbiting moon in country's maiden lunar voyage
5 years, 9 months ago

Israel's Beresheet spacecraft begins orbiting moon in country's maiden lunar voyage

Firstpost  

The Beresheet spacecraft is on a 7-week mission due to make its touch down on the Moon on 11 April. An Israeli spacecraft on the country’s first lunar mission began orbiting the Moon on Thursday, completing a key manoeuvre ahead of a planned touchdown next week, mission chiefs said. “The lunar capture is an historic event in and of itself – but it also joins Israel in a seven-nation club that has entered the Moon’s orbit,” SpaceIL chairman Morris Kahn said. “A week from today we’ll make more history by landing on the Moon, joining three super powers who have done so.” The Israeli mission comes amid renewed global interest in the Moon, 50 years after American astronauts first walked on its surface. For Israel, the landing itself is the main mission, but the spacecraft also carries a scientific instrument to measure the lunar magnetic field, which will help understanding of the Moon’s formation.

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Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocket
13 hours, 13 minutes ago

Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocket

The Hindu  

One rocket, two missions: lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies launched their "rideshare" to the Moon on Wednesday, showcasing the private sector's growing role in space exploration. On board the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that took off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida were Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and ispace's Resilience from Japan, which will also deploy …

China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon
7 months, 1 week ago

China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon

Raw Story  

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday — the latest leap for Beijing’s decades-old space programme. The Chang’e-6 set down in the immense South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system, Xinhua said, citing the China National Space Administration. …

Private U.S. spacecraft enters orbit around the moon ahead of landing attempt
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Private U.S. spacecraft enters orbit around the moon ahead of landing attempt

The Hindu  

A private U.S. lunar lander reached the moon and eased into a low orbit Wednesday, a day before it will attempt an even greater feat — landing on the gray, dusty surface. A smooth touchdown would put the U.S. back in business on the moon for the first time since NASA astronauts closed out the Apollo program in 1972. Another …

Private US spacecraft enters orbit around the moon ahead of landing attempt
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Private US spacecraft enters orbit around the moon ahead of landing attempt

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private U.S. lunar lander reached the moon and eased into a low orbit Wednesday, a day before it will attempt an even greater feat — landing on the gray, dusty surface. A smooth touchdown would put the U.S. back in business on the moon for the first time since NASA astronauts closed out the Apollo …

Private U.S. moon lander launched 52 years after last Apollo lunar mission
11 months ago

Private U.S. moon lander launched 52 years after last Apollo lunar mission

The Hindu  

A moon lander built by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines was launched from Florida early on Thursday on a mission to conduct the first U.S. lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft. Thursday's launch came a month after the lunar lander of another private firm, Astrobotic Technology, suffered a propulsion system …

As U.S. delays lunar mission, China says it will launch its own in first half of 2024
1 year ago

As U.S. delays lunar mission, China says it will launch its own in first half of 2024

LA Times  

China’s space agency said Wednesday that its latest lunar explorer had arrived at the launch site in preparation for a mission to the moon in the first half of this year. The announcement came a day after NASA announced that it was delaying a plan to send four astronauts into orbit around the moon, pushing back the mission from late …

Russia launches first lunar lander in nearly 50 years in race to find water on moon
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia launches first lunar lander in nearly 50 years in race to find water on moon

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia has launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in almost 50 years in a …

'High Probability' Spacecraft Crashed On Moon, Japanese Company Says
1 year, 8 months ago

'High Probability' Spacecraft Crashed On Moon, Japanese Company Says

Huff Post  

This time exposure photo shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a payload including two lunar rovers from Japan and the United Arab Emirates, launching from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Dec. 11, 2022. A Japanese company’s spacecraft apparently crashed while attempting to land on the moon Wednesday, April 26, …

‘High probability spacecraft crashed on lunar surface,’ says Tokyo-based space firm
1 year, 8 months ago

‘High probability spacecraft crashed on lunar surface,’ says Tokyo-based space firm

Firstpost  

The unmanned Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander had been scheduled to touch down on the Moon’s surface overnight, but about 25 minutes after the landing was to have occurred, the company could not establish contact A Japanese startup’s spacecraft apparently crashed while attempting to land on the lunar surface early on Wednesday, losing contact moments before touchdown and sending its controllers …

Contact is lost with a Japanese spacecraft attempting to land on the moon
1 year, 8 months ago

Contact is lost with a Japanese spacecraft attempting to land on the moon

NPR  

Contact is lost with a Japanese spacecraft attempting to land on the moon Enlarge this image toggle caption ispace via AP ispace via AP A Japanese company lost contact with its spacecraft moments before touchdown on the moon Wednesday, saying the mission had apparently failed. The 7-foot lander Japanese lander carried a mini lunar rover for the United Arab Emirates …

A Year After Crash, Israel Unveils New Plan for Moon Landing
4 years, 1 month ago

A Year After Crash, Israel Unveils New Plan for Moon Landing

News 18  

Israel is again aiming for the moon. SpaceIL, the nonprofit Israeli initiative whose spacecraft crashed as it tried to land on the moon last year, announced on Wednesday that it is launching another lunar mission with its Israeli government partners. President Reuven Rivlin, who hosted a launch ceremony for the new project, said the country was filled with pride during …

China to launch its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earth
4 years, 1 month ago

China to launch its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earth

Hindustan Times  

China said on Monday that it will launch its first unmanned space mission on Tuesday to collect samples from the moon’s surface and return to earth, which its scientists say is one of the country’s most complicated and challenging space missions. The rocket, which will send the Chang’e-5 spacecraft to Earth-moon transfer orbit, is scheduled to be launched from the …

Moon missions are not easy, success rate has been only 60%
5 years, 4 months ago

Moon missions are not easy, success rate has been only 60%

Op India  

As a part of the human quest to explore the outer space, especially Earth’s only natural satellite-Moon, numerous missions have been undertaken by various space agencies to have a deeper understanding of the familiar, yet so strange celestial object revolving around the Earth. The United States Since the late 1950s, the United States’ premier space agency-NASA has been resolutely focused …

Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashes in attempt to land on moon
5 years, 9 months ago

Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashes in attempt to land on moon

Al Jazeera  

Spacecraft’s engine turned off shortly before landing and it was in pieces scattered at the landing site. An Israeli spacecraft has crashed into the moon moments before touchdown, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history as the first privately funded lunar landing. Beresheet, whose name is Hebrew for the biblical phrase ‘In the beginning’, had travelled through space for …

Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashes on the Moon after engine and communication failures
5 years, 9 months ago

Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashes on the Moon after engine and communication failures

ABC  

The Israeli spacecraft Beresheet has crashed on the Moon after a series of technical failures during its final descent, shattering scientists' hopes of a historic controlled landing on the lunar surface. Key points: Beresheet's engine had shut down as it approached the surface of the Moon By the time power was restored it was moving too rapidly to land safely …

Israel's Beresheet: Everything you should know about the first private Moon landing that almost made it
5 years, 9 months ago

Israel's Beresheet: Everything you should know about the first private Moon landing that almost made it

Firstpost  

If SpaceIL’s mission is a success, Israel will become the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon. Israel’s first mission to the moon, the Beresheet spacecraft, was expected to make a much-awaited touchdown on the Moon Thursday night. Following today’s maneuver Beresheet is again in an elliptical orbit, with its perilune only 15-17 km from the moon’s surface …

Beresheet: Israeli spacecraft crashes in final moments before moon landing
5 years, 9 months ago

Beresheet: Israeli spacecraft crashes in final moments before moon landing

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s Beresheet, the first privately-funded mission to the moon, has crashed. The spacecraft aimed to perform a soft landing on the moon and would have made Israel the fourth country to do so – and by far the smallest. “I am sorry to say that our spacecraft did not make it in one piece to the moon,” said …

Israeli spacecraft will attempt to land on the moon this week
5 years, 9 months ago

Israeli spacecraft will attempt to land on the moon this week

Daily Mail  

Israel's privately-funded lunar lander will attempt to make history this week by touching down on the surface of the moon. It's the first private craft to make the journey, and passed its most crucial test yet last week when it dropped into lunar orbit. On Thursday April 4, 2019, it passed its most crucial test yet: dropping into lunar orbit …

China begins first surface exploration of moon’s far side
6 years ago

China begins first surface exploration of moon’s far side

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese space rover explored the lunar terrain on Friday in the world’s first mission on the surface of the far side of the moon. Jade Rabbit 2 drove off a ramp the previous night and onto the soft, powdery surface after a Chinese spacecraft made the first-ever soft landing on the moon’s far side. “It’s a small …

China’s far side of the moon mission is just the start of its space ambitions
6 years ago

China’s far side of the moon mission is just the start of its space ambitions

CNN  

Explore humanity’s first moon landing through newly discovered and restored archival footage. Reacting on Twitter, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine called it a “first for humanity and an impressive accomplishment!” China was late to the space race – it didn’t send its first satellite into orbit until 1970, by which time the US had already landed an astronaut on the moon …

Chang’e-4 landing: Chinese spacecraft sends first ever pictures back to Earth taken on far side of moon
6 years ago

Chang’e-4 landing: Chinese spacecraft sends first ever pictures back to Earth taken on far side of moon

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The spacecraft, launched in December, made the “soft landing” …

Chinese spacecraft makes first landing on moon's far side
6 years ago

Chinese spacecraft makes first landing on moon's far side

India TV News  

A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon, state media said. The lunar explorer Chang'e 4 touched down at 10:26 a.m., China Central Television said in a brief announcement at the top of its noon news broadcast. In May, a relay satellite "Queqiao," or "Magpie Bridge," named after an ancient Chinese folk …

China's lunar rover Chang'e 4 makes historic landing on dark side of Moon
6 years ago

China's lunar rover Chang'e 4 makes historic landing on dark side of Moon

India Today  

A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, state media said, hailing it as an historic first landing on a mission seen as an important step for China's space programme. Chinese state television said the Chang'e-4 lunar probe, launched in December, made the "soft landing" at 0226 GMT and transmitted the first-ever …

Chinese spacecraft could touch down on the dark side of the moon TONIGHT in historic landing
6 years ago

Chinese spacecraft could touch down on the dark side of the moon TONIGHT in historic landing

Daily Mail  

China's Chang'e-4 spacecraft could land on the dark side of the moon as soon as tonight. A lander will help guide the spacecraft to the dark side of the moon The probe, the Chang'e-4, entered a planned orbit on Sunday 'to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon', the news agency said, citing the …

Chinese spacecraft 'in position' for landing on dark side of the moon
6 years ago

Chinese spacecraft 'in position' for landing on dark side of the moon

Daily Mail  

A Chinese space probe has moved into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The probe, the Chang'e-4, entered a planned orbit on Sunday 'to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon', the news agency said, citing the China National Space …

Israel's 'Genesis' spacecraft gets special passenger before 2019 launch to the moon
6 years ago

Israel's 'Genesis' spacecraft gets special passenger before 2019 launch to the moon

Firstpost  

If successful, the mission will be Israel’s first lunar spacecraft and the country’s first private one. Israeli scientists are adding final touches to the country’s first lunar spacecraft, which now has a special passenger as of Monday that will accompany the journey early next year. One of the founders of the nonprofit organisation behind the launch, SpaceIL, compared the time …

Chinese spacecraft launching today will land on dark side of the moon
6 years, 1 month ago

Chinese spacecraft launching today will land on dark side of the moon

Daily Mail  

China is today sending a probe to uncharted territory on the dark side of the moon. Chang'e-4 will target our natural satellites South Pole-Aitken basin's Von Karman crater, the largest in the entire solar system at 15,000 miles across and eight miles deep. As the landing is happening on the dark side of the moon it required its own satellite …

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