Lunar Touchdown News Today

The history-making robot likely caught its foot on a rock and fell on its side, US operator says.

A spaceship built by a company in Texas is poised for lunar touchdown on Thursday, returning America to the Moon after more than five decades in what promises to be a historic first for the private sector. - Project Apollo -  In 1961, president John F. Kennedy proposed to Congress that the US  "should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

A newly released photo shows SLIM, Japan's first successful moon lander, resting on the lunar surface.

Japan's robotic SLIM spacecraft will attempt to pull off the nation's first-ever moon landing on Friday morning (Jan. 19), and you can watch the action live.

PM assured that India is fully prepared for the upcoming G20 Leaders Summit in September noting that it will showcase India's potential

People fills social media with posts on Chandrayaan 3 moon Landing as the historic touchdown fast approaches.

Borisov went on to blame the countrys decades-long pause in lunar exploration for the missions failure. | World News

As the Chandryaan-3's Vikram Lander nears lunar touchdown, expert reveals mysterious secrets of the moon.

India will attempt a Moon landing this week, with its Chandrayaan-3 mission. This third mission from the Indian Space Research Organisation aims to become the first to conclusively discover evidence of water on the Moon, as well as explore the lunar south pole. However, as well as providing national pride for India, its space agency will be hoping a successful mission will have a real impact on the countrys economy.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed a new plan to ensure successful landing of its Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander even if its sensors or engines malfunction. The ISRO chairman explained the robustness of its well-engineered architecture and advanced algorithms. The lander is set to touch down on the lunar surface on 23 August 2021. Advanced de-orbiting maneuvers will align the spacecraft with the lunar surface, followed by an intricate sequence of strategic manoeuvres, to en...