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India's ready to launch its Chandrayaan-3 moon-landing mission on July 14. Here's what to expect
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Chandrayaan-3 will be India's third mission to the moon and the country's second attempt at soft-landing a robotic craft on Earth's nearest neighbor.

India to launch Chandrayaan 3 moon lander and rover on July 14 (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
India stacked its Chandrayaan 3 moon lander and rover atop their rocket ride on Wednesday (July 5), notching a big milestone ahead of the mission's planned July 14 launch.

China plans to put astronauts on the moon before 2030
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
China could land astronauts near the south pole of the moon before the end of the decade, according to statements made by officials with the country's space agency.

China to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, lunar scientist says
By Andrew Jones published
China will definitely put boots on the moon within the next seven years, according to a leading Chinese lunar scientist.

Students set to land first robotic US rover on the moon — before NASA
By Joanna Thompson published
Students at Carnegie Mellon University are sending America's first robotic lunar rover to the moon this May, beating NASA to the punch by about a year.

Launch of private moon rover this year will kick off lunar Bitcoin treasure hunt
By Jeff Spry published
LunarCrush plans to send a Bitcoin bounty to the moon aboard Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover in 2023.

I drove a rover on a moon-like landscape and felt like an Apollo astronaut (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
An ordinary office door opened before me, exposing a portal to the moon. When I stepped inside, I felt a strange connection with explorers of all ages.

UAE lunar rover will test 1st artificial intelligence on the moon with Canada
By Elizabeth Howell published
Canadian company Mission Control Space Services has an interplanetary test forthcoming: Proving its artificial intelligence on a moon rover mission.
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