2024 Will Be The Year Of Moon Missions
As many as 12 missions could fly by or land on the Moon in the next 12 months
On August 23, India's
Chandrayaan-3 achieved a successful soft landing near the moon's south pole
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As the lunar race heats up, three moon missions will attempt landings in January
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Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission is targeting 19 January for its first landing
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After Chandrayaan-3 success with a cost of less than Rs 10 crore, more nations are attempting cheaper space missions
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So far, only four countries have successfully landed on the moon - India, US, Russia and China
China's Chang'e 6 plans a landing in May and US's Artemis II mission will fly by the Moon carrying a human crew
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Three US astronauts and one Canadian will venture around the Moon on Artemis II
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NASA's VIPER rover, will attempt to go past Chandrayaan-3, to the lunar south pole
If successful, the landings will mark the beginning of the modern lunar era
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