Human missions
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6 years ago
Chang’e-4 Successfully Enters Lunar Orbit
Planetary.orgFollowing a 4.6-day cruise, on 12 December at 8:45 Beijing time (16:45 UTC), the spacecraft arrived in lunar orbit, preparing for a landing in early January.
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6 years ago
Liftoff for Chang'e-4!
Planetary.orgAt 02:22 local time December 8 (18:22 UTC), a Long March 3B lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, carrying the Chang'e-4 lander and rover toward the Moon.
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6 years ago
Liftoff for Chang'e-4!
Planetary.orgAt 02:22 local time 8 December (18:22 on 7 December UTC), a Long March 3B lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, carrying the Chang'e-4 lander and rover toward the Moon.
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6 years ago
NASA's Orion spacecraft makes progress, but are the agency's lunar plans on track?
Planetary.orgOrion's service module arrived in Florida, but some space industry experts question whether NASA's human spaceflight plans are realistic.
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6 years ago
Here's (almost) everything you need to know about Israel's Moon lander
Planetary.orgSpaceIL, a privately funded Israeli non-profit, will attempt to land a small spacecraft on the Moon in early 2019.
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7 years ago
Looking at Io's Volcanoes Since Galileo
Planetary.orgIt’s been almost 17 years since NASA's Galileo spacecraft took meaningful data of Jupiter’s volcanic moon.
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7 years ago
A Joyless 'First Man'
Planetary.orgAs a space fan, I enjoyed the movie for its depictions of the experience of spaceflight itself. But as person, this is not a film I will often return to. There is a richness and complexity of human experience beyond what is depicted here, and to ignore the awe and joy of exploration in a misguided effort to create emotional drama undermines the effectiveness of this film to capture a person, not just an emotional landscape as uninviting as the Moon.
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7 years ago
A Joyless 'First Man'
Planetary.orgSpace fans will enjoy the movie for its depictions of early spaceflight itself. But it avoids the richness and complexity of human experience, leaving behind awe and joy in favor of an emotional landscape as uninviting as the Moon.
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7 years ago
Imaging the Earth from Lunar orbit
Planetary.orgRadio amateurs around the world worked together to take an image of the Earth and the far side of the Moon.
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7 years ago
My 18-Month Affair With Titan
Planetary.orgIan Regan, producer of the Titan segment of In Saturn's Rings, describes the meticulous process of creating the stunning visuals of this shrouded moon.
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