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The N-1: The Soviet Moon Rocket
The Soviet Union’s answer to NASA’s Saturn V was the N-1, a monstrous moon rocket that never made it off the ground. Rushed, flawed, and plagued with failures, the N-1’s catastrophic explosions became ...
Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...
A moon-bound spacecraft snaps footage of Earth eclipsing the sun
The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace for NASA, launched to space on Jan. 15, and ...
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Putin axes Yuri Borisov, head of Russia's space agency
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Yuri Borisov after 2.5 years in charge of the nation's space agency Roscosmos, ...
Gaganyaan Astronaut Launch In 2026, Chandrayaan-4 In 2027: Centre Confirms Mission Timelines
ISRO will launch two big missions in the next two years. Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh said that the Gaganyaan ...
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How many people have walked on the moon?
Only 12 astronauts have walked on the moon. Discover who they are, which Apollo missions took them there ... War "space race" competition with the Soviet Union, which had itself become the ...
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Space X rocket launches private missions to Moon
They are the latest in a growing number of commercial missions to the ... outfit to put a lander on the Moon, a feat only previously accomplished by the US, the Soviet Union, China, India and ...