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July 20th is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo ...
In honor of the 56th anniversary of the moon landing, which started Florida’s reputation as a rocket launch hub, here’s more ...
Buzz Aldrin pays tribute to the Apollo 11 mission on its anniversary, invoking Kennedy's famous speech and expressing ...
Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man's arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical ...
While technology has advanced in the past five decades, the fundamental challenges of landing on the moon remain the same. Here’s what Resilience has had to overcome — and what it has yet to face.
Ispace tried and failed in 2023 when its first lander ran out of propellant nearing the surface, dropping to a "hard" crash landing. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology launched its Peregrine ...
A private space exploration company based in Japan, ispace, wants to see people living on the moon by 2040. They have plans to eventually build a city on the lunar surface that would house a ...
The private ispace Resilience lander is ready for a moon landing attempt at 3:17 p.m. ET on Thursday (June 5). Update for 5 p.m. ET: The Japanese company ispace attempted to land its Resilience ...
Such a gradual approach to the moon does not, however, guarantee landing success. Ispace’s first attempt to put a spacecraft on the lunar surface ended with a crash landing in April 2023 after a ...
This is the third moon landing attempt Kenneth Chang has reported on this year. Published June 5, 2025 Updated June 6, 2025 A Japanese company had hoped that the second time would be the charm for ...