Page 2 - Moon Mission

Toyota heading to moon with cruiser, robotic arms and dreams

The vehicle being developed with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is called Lunar Cruiser

India, with lunar odyssey planned this year, is among many looking moonward

The Chinese already have robotic probes on the moon, including a lander-rover set on the dark side

NASA research facility in Ohio named for native son Neil Armstrong

A NASA research facility in Ohio has been renamed after astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was born in the state and returned shortly after he became the first man to walk on the moon

Before EOS-03 setback, Chandrayaan-2 too did not yield desired results

The failure of a GSLV rocket to inject the EOS-03 satellite into the orbit on Thursday comes two years after the ISRO experienced another major setback during the launch of Chandrayaan-2

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

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

Order in space

International agreement will boost India's space capabilities

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.