Sora-Q Rover, LEV-2, SLIM Mission
Source: JAXA The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) achieved a major milestone when its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on the Moon on January 19, 2024. Japan is…
Chandrayaan-3
Chandrayaan-3 was the third Indian lunar exploration mission operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan programme. It included a lander called Vikram and a rover called Pragyan, similar…
Luna 25
Luna 25 was operated by Roscosmos and planned to land in the crater Boguslawsky at the South Pole. It crashed on 19th of August, 2023. Location: It is estimated that…
Luna 13
Luna 13 was the third successful spacecraft to conduct a moon landing on 24th December 1966. Its weight is 113 kilograms and it carried multiple scientific instruments and an imaging…
Luna 9 – First successful Moon landing
Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to achieve a survivable (at 22 kilometres per hour) landing on a celestial body, and being launched from Earth, the Moon. The lander mass…
Chang’e 6 Sample Return Mission to Apollo Crater in Aitken Basin
China's Chang'e 6 mission launched on May 3rd, 2024 and is a robotic mission to collect and return samples from Apollo Crater, on the far side of the Moon. The…
Lunar Pits
Lunar Pits are potential locations for habitation structures, as they can fully or partially cover a human habitation construction from harmful space radiation. Currently, Lunar Pits are registered as Science…