South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots. The satellite launched by SpaceX is taking a long, roundabout path to conserve fuel and will arrive in December. If successful, it will join spacecraft from the U.S. and India already operating…
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South Korea s USD 180 million mission, the country s first step in lunar exploration, features a boxy, solar-powered satellite designed to skim just 100 km above the lunar surface.