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Japan became the fifth country to successfully land on the moon. However, the celebration of this event was short-lived. The SLIM landed at 10:20 a.m. EST, but its solar panels never opened, leaving the device to operate on a battery that would last for several hours. This landing has attracted considerable attention, especially after the […]
On January 5, United Launch Alliance (ULA) delivered its Vulcan Centaur rocket to Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, reports Space.com. The rocket is scheduled to launch on January 8 and will carry the first private lunar lander into space. Takeoff is scheduled for 2:18 a.m. Monday morning local […]
Japan’s robotic spacecraft SLIM has captured the first images of the lunar surface since arriving in lunar orbit,says Space. The spacecraft successfully entered the lunar orbit on December 25 at 09:51 Kyiv time. “SLIM successfully completed main engine operation at 09:51 and successfully entered lunar orbit! Below is an image sent from SLIM near the […]