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India launches robotic mission to land on the moon
Seeking to become the fourth nation to successfully land on the moon, India launched an ambitious robotic lunar mission named Chandrayaan 2 on Monday, targeting a touchdown near the lunar south pole Sept. 6.
VideoLive coverage: India’s Chandrayaan 2 moon mission blasts off
A week after a technical problem on the GSLV Mk.3 rocket thwarted a previous launch attempt, India's Chandrayaan 2 lunar orbiter, lander and rover climbed into space at 0913 GMT (5:13 a.m. EDT) Monday.
Indian moon launch rescheduled for Monday
India's robotic Chandrayaan 2 moon mission is set for liftoff Monday after a technical snag last weekend halted the launch from a spaceport on the Indian coast, ISRO said Thursday.
Launch of Indian moon lander postponed by ‘technical snag’
Indian engineers called off the launch of the Chandrayaan 2 lunar landing mission Sunday after observing a "technical snag" during the final hour of the countdown, India's space agency said.
VideoVideo highlights from Chandrayaan 2’s launch campaign
These video highlights released by the Indian Space Research Organization show the launch campaign to prepare for liftoff of the Chandrayaan 2 moon mission aboard a GSLV Mk.3 rocket.
VideoLive coverage: Indian moon launch scrubbed
Indian officials postponed the launch Sunday of the Chandrayaan 2 moon mission from a spaceport on the country's southeastern coast with the Bay of Bengal. The robotic Chandrayaan 2 mission will lift off aboard the GSLV Mk.3, India's most powerful rocket, but officials have not announced a new target launch date.
India seeks to join exclusive company with ambitious moon mission
India's ambitious $142 million Chandrayaan 2 moon mission, comprising a orbiter, lander and rover, is set for liftoff Sunday to begin a nearly two-month transit culminating in a touchdown near the lunar south pole in September.
GSLV Mk.3 rolls out for launch of Indian moon mission
The 142-foot-tall rocket that will send aloft India's Chandrayaan 2 moon mission Sunday has arrived on its launch pad on the Indian east coast.
Japanese spacecraft snags second sample from asteroid
Scientists celebrated another success with Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft late Wednesday (U.S. time), when the robot explorer accomplished a second pinpoint touch-and-go landing on asteroid Ryugu, this time to collect a sample of pristine dust and rock excavated by an explosive impactor earlier this year.
Firefly to build U.S. version of Israeli Beresheet lunar lander
Firefly Aerospace, a Texas-based company which is already developing a small satellite launcher, has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries to build lunar landers in the United States and carry NASA science instruments to the moon, officials announced Tuesday.