The mission is the sixth in the Chang’e moon exploration programme, which is named after a Chinese moon goddess.
If Thursday’s landing attempt goes according to plan, Intuitive Machines could become the first company to pull off a successful touchdown on the lunar surface.
The giant rocket launched into space on the 8th of January and was headed towards the moon, but the mission unravelled very quickly and it has now been declared a huge failure.
By 2040, there could be more than one man on the moon.
The nation’s ability to adapt and refine existing technology, combined with its wealth of skilled engineers operating at lower wages compared to international counterparts, have been driving factors in India’s success.
The mission could cement India’s status as a global superpower in space.
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While there’s no man or rabbit on the moon, NASA says there might actually be something on the moon.
While planet Earth has been busy debating the hidden message beneath King Charles’ coronation menu, a privately owned Japanese company, space, has been preparing to land the first-ever robot on the moon.
If everything goes as planned, humans will once again walk on the Moon in 2025.
Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface after Neil Armstrong, with the duo becoming the first astronauts to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Curator Jon Feinstein put together a collection of images capturing deep space fantasies and imaginaries.
Whilst most of the world celebrates 50 years since one of humankind’s most incredible achievements, conspiracy theorists run amok. That reminds us of this Buzz classic.
Someone missed one crucial detail about Apollo 11’s re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, and it could have proven fatal.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch. Whilst you probably know many of the ins and outs, there are still some surprises.
Neil Armstrong’s kids speak about their late father almost 50 years after the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
You may think you know the story behind Neil Armstrong’s giant leap for mankind, but it’s never been told quite like this.
Last month SpaceX launched the first private lunar lander, which was funded in part by a South African born billionaire called Morris Kahn.
Damien Chazelle’s latest offering ‘First Man’, stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, chronicling his journey through the NASA space program.
Another day, another conspiracy theory, this time referring back to the 1972 moon landing that some people still think was faked. What you say?
Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory, and they don’t come much bigger than the moon landing. This film offers an interesting perspective.
NASA is trying so hard to convince us that the moon landing really happened – and their latest efforts sees the release of some 8 000 HD images.
Sunday marked the one year anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s death, and NASA released this music video as a tribute to the late astronaut. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon as commander of NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.