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April 21st 19, 06:50 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Sylvia Else[_3_]
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First China, then Israel – now India is landing on the moon in 2019
On 30/03/2019 6:33 am,
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"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.
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