The propulsion module — a unit shaped like a large box with a solar panel and an engine strapped to its bottom — propelled the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s lunar lander during most of its trek to ...

30 on the second phase of a moon exploration project and development of the nation's first lunar lander. The stage aims to ...

The horns mounted on the front of Intuitive Machines' Moon RACER drivable demo unit are for Earth-based show only, as is the ...

More recently, 2023's Chandrayaan Moon lander made a safe touchdown and was the first to do so near Luna's south pole. The mission's orbiting module was left with so much fuel in reserve it was ...

JIUQUAN -- China is pressing ahead with its mission to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030, moving quickly with development ...

The LUPEX lander will be designed to carry a 350 kg rover, which is 14 times heavier than the Pragyaan rover used in the Chandrayaan-3 mission ...

This will be for the upcoming Indo-Japan Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission, also known as Chandrayaan-5, that is tentatively scheduled for a 2028 launch.

The lander detached from the propulsion module, which carried it close to the Moon, on Thursday. The black-and-white images show close-ups of rocks and craters on the Moon's surface. One of the ...

After the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) re-established contact with its Moon lander on Sunday night, the craft started to study its surroundings in detail and transmit new images to Earth.

Related: Scientists have dated the moon's oldest, and largest, impact site The mission's architecture includes five ...

So once the lander has reached the Lunar Gateway, two more New Glenn rockets will be launched. One will carry a propulsion and navigation module, and the other a propellant storage module.

A British writer who specializes in indie gaming. However, unlike Sub-Terrania–and maybe the original arcade game in its heyday–Lunar Lander Beyond lacks a certain spark. It’s fun ...