Articles for Landing Spacecraft

Simulation test stand for China's lunar landing mission completes test run
3 months, 1 week ago

Simulation test stand for China's lunar landing mission completes test run

China Daily  

BEIJING -- A Chinese spacecraft testing center has completed the test firing of a newly-built high-altitude simulation test stand in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, China Space News reported on Wednesday. This marked a breakthrough in terms of key technologies for the high-altitude simulation of the functioning of the main deceleration engine for China's manned lunar landing spacecraft. The test run …

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Sideways moon landing cuts mission short, private U.S. lunar lander will stop working
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sideways moon landing cuts mission short, private U.S. lunar lander will stop working

LA Times  

A private U.S. lunar lander is expected to stop working Tuesday, its mission cut short after landing sideways near the south pole of the moon. The lander, named Odysseus, is the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in more than 50 years, carrying experiments for NASA, the main sponsor. Based on photos from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter flying …

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Japan's SLIM spacecraft lands on moon, a first for the country
11 months ago

Japan's SLIM spacecraft lands on moon, a first for the country

The Hindu  

Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when its spacecraft landed on the lunar surface early Saturday, officials said. There was a tense wait for news after the Japan space agency’s mission control initially said that SLIM was on the lunar surface, but that it was still “checking its status.” No further details were given until …

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Japan starts precision landing of 'moon sniper' SLIM spacecraft
11 months ago

Japan starts precision landing of 'moon sniper' SLIM spacecraft

The Hindu  

Japan gave the green light for its spacecraft to make a "precision" landing on the Moon on Friday, its bid to become the world's fifth country to achieve a moonshot and revitalise a space programme that has suffered a wave of recent setbacks. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon was en route to 15 …

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Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon
11 months ago

Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson also lauded SLIM’s landing with an X message, congratulating Japan “on being the historic 5th country to land successfully on the Moon! Japan now hopes …

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Chandrayaan-3 marks India’s emergence as a space power
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 marks India’s emergence as a space power

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 24, 2023 08:55 IST - 2 MINS READ The successful landing marks India’s emergence as a space power. It makes India the fourth country after the US, the former Soviet Union, and China to achieve the feat and the first to land near the moon’s south pole. “India is on the moon,” S. Somanath, chief of the …

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‘India Is on the Moon’: Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft Lands on Lunar South Pole
1 year, 4 months ago

‘India Is on the Moon’: Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft Lands on Lunar South Pole

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI—India successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon’s south pole Wednesday, days after a similar Russian mission ended when its probe crashed into the lunar surface. “India is on the moon.” Scientists at the mission operations center stood up and cheered as the lander, with the rover attached, touched down on the lunar surface at approximately 8:30 a.m. …

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Chandrayaan-3 leaves Earth forever: What's next for India's lunar spacecraft
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 leaves Earth forever: What's next for India's lunar spacecraft

India Today  

India's lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3, has successfully left Earth's orbit and is now en route to the Moon, marking a significant milestone in its space exploration journey. The Indian Space Research Organisation confirmed that the spacecraft was injected into its translunar orbit on midnight of August 1, following a series of successful orbits around the Earth. Once in the lunar …

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