Elon Musk says to attempt Starship launch in March

SpaceX, since last year, has been looking to launch its giant Starship into orbit for the first time.

6 February 2023

Japan's ispace launches world's first commercial moon lander

The M1 lander will deploy two robotic rovers, a two-wheeled, baseball-sized device from Japan's JAXA space agency.

12 December 2022

Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on moon in 'victory cry' of India

Chandrayaan means "moon vehicle" in Hindi and Sanskrit.

23 August 2023

China to start using moon soil to build lunar bases this decade

China previously retrieved soil samples from the near side of the moon with its Chang'e-5 mission in 2020, state media reported.

13 April 2023

Russia's first lunar mission in 47 years smashes into the moon

Russia has been racing against India, whose Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is scheduled to land on the moon's south pole this week.

21 August 2023

After the moon, India launches rocket to study the sun

Pushed by Modi, India has privatised space launches and is looking to open the sector to foreign investment.

3 September 2023

Chandrayaan-3: what to know about India’s moon landing mission

ISRO plans to telecast the planned landing starting from 1720 IST (1150 GMT) on Wednesday.

22 August 2023

NASA unveils new spacesuit specially tailored for lunar wear

NASA promises that subsequent Artemis missions will include the first person of color on the moon.

17 March 2023