On 30/03/2019 6:33 am, wrote:
"The race for the moon is back on – and Asia has an early lead. Already this year
China has landed Chang’e-4 on the far side of the moon, while Israel’s Beresheet
is currently in lunar orbit and scheduled to put a lander on its near side on
April 11. Now India is on the cusp of making a daring attempt to land on the near
side of the moon close to its south pole.

Chandrayaan-2 (chandrayaan means ‘moon vehicle' in Sanskrit) is an ambitious
mission from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) that involves an
orbiter and a lander, the latter of which will unleash a lunar rover called
'Vikram’ to take measurements and map the surface."

See:

https://www.techradar.com/news/first...e-moon-in-2019



The moon sure is a popular destination lately.


Don't these people realise that the race was definitively won, fifty
years ago? Their unmanned machines do not impress.

Sylvia.