Russia's first lunar lander mission in 47 years ended in failure when Luna-25 crashed into the moon. Credit: Space.com | ...

Yuri Borisov had been in the role since July 2022, presiding over the crash landing of Moscow's first lunar lander mission in almost 50 years. Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked the head of the ...

Yet the U.S. faces growing competition from countries like China and Russia, both of which are ... crew capsule, and lunar lander flight-ready as early as 2027. Related: The US is now at risk ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked the head of the Roscosmos ... presiding over the crash landing of the Luna-25 probe in August 2023, Moscow's first lunar lander mission in almost 50 years.

China’s space strategy is shaped by military ambitions, aspirations for technological dominance, and ubiquitous commercial ...

A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in ...

The landing site of Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 near the south pole of the Moon in 2023, is ...

The landing site of Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 near the south pole of the Moon in 2023, is about 3.7 billion years old, according to scientists. Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft ...

The mission consists of the Blue Ghost lunar lander, the Elytra Dark orbital vehicle ... Virginia because of issues with Russian- and Ukrainian-made rocket engines and first stage parts that are being ...