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First China, then Israel – now India is landing on the moon in 2019



 
 
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Old April 21st 19, 05:55 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Fred J. McCall[_3_]
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Default First China, then Israel - now India is landing on the moon in 2019

Sylvia Else wrote on Sun, 21 Apr 2019 15:50:29
+1000:

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.


Especially when they go on an American rocket...


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Old April 21st 19, 07:39 PM posted to sci.space.policy
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Default First China, then Israel – now India is landing on the moon in 2019

On Sunday, April 21, 2019 at 1:50:31 AM UTC-4, Sylvia Else wrote:
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.


But why not do more science? No one had landed on the far side until
recently, and no one had yet at the poles.
 




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