Espoo, FINLAND — China has completed an integrated landing and ascent test of its Lanyue lunar lander, marking a major milestone in its crewed moon landing program. The first integrated landing and ...
Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon. In 1966, the main spacecraft ejected a 99-kg lander module that used a landing bag to survive impact. The problem is, given the technology ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — After launching from Florida's space coast and cruising toward the moon for the last five months, the Japanese company ispace is preparing to touch down its lunar lander on ...
A suggestion made last week by acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy that SpaceX could be booted from the agency’s upcoming moon-landing plans has rocked the space industry. Now, behind the scenes, ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The Japanese company ispace announced that it believes its HAKUTO-R Mission 2 lunar lander has been lost while attempting to land on the moon on Thursday afternoon. This is the ...