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China Completes First Manned Lunar Lander Landing and Takeoff Test

This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province. The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China's manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Zhang Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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China Completes First Manned Lunar Lander Landing and Takeoff Test

This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province. The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China's manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Han Qingce/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Completes First Manned Lunar Lander Landing and Takeoff Test

This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province. The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China's manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Zhang Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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China Completes First Manned Lunar Lander Landing and Takeoff Test

This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province. The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China's manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Zhang Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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China Completes First Manned Lunar Lander Landing and Takeoff Test

This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province. The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China's manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Zhang Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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China Completes First Manned Lunar Lander Landing and Takeoff Test

This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province. The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China's manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Liu Yongjing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Completes First Manned Lunar Lander Landing and Takeoff Test

This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province. The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China's manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Liu Yongjing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Completes First Manned Lunar Lander Landing and Takeoff Test

This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province. The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China's manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Zhang Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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China Completes First Manned Lunar Lander Landing and Takeoff Test

This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province. The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China's manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Zhang Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESSS.COM

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China Completes First Manned Lunar Lander Landing and Takeoff Test

This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China's Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province. The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China's manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Liu Yongjing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cave On The Moon Could Be A Future Base

Hand out photo shows the Mare Tranquillitatis pit as seen by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Radar data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed what they think may be the deepest known cave on the moon, with a "skylight" entrance 330 feet (100 meters) wide. The cave, which could potentially be a location for a future moon base, is in Mare Tranquillitatis—Latin for Sea of Tranquility—close to the landing spot of Apollo 11, the first mission to land people on the moon 55 years ago this week. Researchers at the University of Trento in Italy have revealed more about Mare Tranquillitatis Pit in a paper published on Monday July 15, 2024 in Nature Astronomy. It is one of about 200 on the moon. A pit is an opening on the lunar surface that could be an entrance to a cave or lava tube. The latter forms when underground rivers of lava empty out. Pits are believed to form when parts of a lava tube's ceiling collapse, and those that directly expose the interior are called skylights. About 16 of the 200

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Cave On The Moon Could Be A Future Base

Hand out photo shows the Mare Tranquillitatis pit as seen by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Radar data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed what they think may be the deepest known cave on the moon, with a "skylight" entrance 330 feet (100 meters) wide. The cave, which could potentially be a location for a future moon base, is in Mare Tranquillitatis—Latin for Sea of Tranquility—close to the landing spot of Apollo 11, the first mission to land people on the moon 55 years ago this week. Researchers at the University of Trento in Italy have revealed more about Mare Tranquillitatis Pit in a paper published on Monday July 15, 2024 in Nature Astronomy. It is one of about 200 on the moon. A pit is an opening on the lunar surface that could be an entrance to a cave or lava tube. The latter forms when underground rivers of lava empty out. Pits are believed to form when parts of a lava tube's ceiling collapse, and those that directly expose the interior are called skylights. About 16 of the 200

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China's spacecraft takes off from moon with first samples from lunar far side

STORY: China's spacecraft takes off from moon with first samples from lunar far side SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 & File DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. photos of the video animation of the ascender of Chang'e-6 probe carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, lifting off from lunar surface, taken from Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 2. various of Chang'e-6 probe sampling on the moon, June 4, 2024 3. file footages of a Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, launching at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 3, 2024. 4. camera on the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 showing its landing in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin on the far side of the moon on June 2, 2024 5. various of Chang'e-6 probe sampling on the moon, June 4, 2024 STORYLINE: The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from t

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China's Chang'e-6 lands on moon's far side to collect samples

STORY: China's Chang'e-6 lands on moon's far side to collect samples SHOOTING TIME: June 2, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. footage of Chang'e-6 touching down on the far side of the moon 2. launching of Chang'e-6 on May 3 STORYLINE: China's Chang'e-6 touched down on the far side of the moon on Sunday morning, and will collect samples from this rarely explored terrain for the first time in human history, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. Supported by the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, the lander-ascender combination of the Chang'e-6 probe successfully landed at the designated landing area at 6:23 a.m. (Beijing Time) in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin. Chang'e-6 consists of an orbiter, a returner, a lander and an ascender. Since its launch on May 3 this year, it has gone through various stages such as Earth-moon transfer, near-moon braking, lunar orbiting and landing descent. The CNSA said the lander-asce

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Launch of Chang'e-6 spacecraft a complete success: official

STORY: Launch of Chang'e-6 spacecraft a complete success: official SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024 DATELINE: May 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching of Chang'e-6 STORYLINE: A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasted off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of China's southern island province of Hainan on Friday afternoon. The Chang'e-6 mission is tasked with collecting and returning samples from the moon's mysterious far side, the first endeavor of its kind in the history of human lunar exploration. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Official "The Chang'e-6 spacecraft has entered its designated orbit, solar panels unfolded, and the spacecraft is operating normally. I now declare the launch of the spacecraft a complete success." After it reaches the moon, it will make a soft landing on the far side. Within 48 hours after landing, a robotic arm will be extended to scoop rocks and soil from the lunar s

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Odysseus Sends His First Images Of The Southern Moon

IM-2 Surface WFOV Angle 3 . The IM-1 Mission successfully landed the first spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole region, marking the United States’ first return since Apollo 17 and the first commercial lunar lander to transmit valuable science data of each NASA payload from the lunar surface. In addition, the operation of the Company’s liquid methane and liquid oxygen propulsion system in deep space is flight-proven through successful mission operations. Intuitive Machines achieved these marquee accomplishments in the company’s first attempt to land on the Moon. The photos included provide some of the first photos of Odyssesus landing on the Moon. Photo by Intuitive Machines via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Odysseus Sends His First Images Of The Southern Moon

IM-1 Landing WFOV Angle 2 . The IM-1 Mission successfully landed the first spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole region, marking the United States’ first return since Apollo 17 and the first commercial lunar lander to transmit valuable science data of each NASA payload from the lunar surface. In addition, the operation of the Company’s liquid methane and liquid oxygen propulsion system in deep space is flight-proven through successful mission operations. Intuitive Machines achieved these marquee accomplishments in the company’s first attempt to land on the Moon. The photos included provide some of the first photos of Odyssesus landing on the Moon. Photo by Intuitive Machines via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Odysseus Sends His First Images Of The Southern Moon

IM-1 Landing WFOV Fisheye . The IM-1 Mission successfully landed the first spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole region, marking the United States’ first return since Apollo 17 and the first commercial lunar lander to transmit valuable science data of each NASA payload from the lunar surface. In addition, the operation of the Company’s liquid methane and liquid oxygen propulsion system in deep space is flight-proven through successful mission operations. Intuitive Machines achieved these marquee accomplishments in the company’s first attempt to land on the Moon. The photos included provide some of the first photos of Odyssesus landing on the Moon. Photo by Intuitive Machines via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Odysseus Sends His First Images Of The Southern Moon

IM-1 Landing WFOV Angle 1 . The IM-1 Mission successfully landed the first spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole region, marking the United States’ first return since Apollo 17 and the first commercial lunar lander to transmit valuable science data of each NASA payload from the lunar surface. In addition, the operation of the Company’s liquid methane and liquid oxygen propulsion system in deep space is flight-proven through successful mission operations. Intuitive Machines achieved these marquee accomplishments in the company’s first attempt to land on the Moon. The photos included provide some of the first photos of Odyssesus landing on the Moon. Photo by Intuitive Machines via ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Images Of Odysseus Spacecraft Released

Handout photo released on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, illustrates Odysseus' landing strut performing its primary task, absorbing first contact with the lunar surface to preserve mission integrity. Meanwhile, the lander's liquid methane and liquid oxygen engine is still throttling, which provided stability. The Company believes the two insights from this image enabled Odysseus to gently lean into the lunar surface, preserving the ability to return scientific data. Photo courtesy of Intuitive Machines via ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Images Of Odysseus Spacecraft Released

Handout photo released on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, illustrates Odysseus landing strut performing its primary task, absorbing first contact with the lunar surface to preserve mission integrity. Meanwhile, the lander's liquid methane and liquid oxygen engine is still throttling, which provided stability. The Company believes the two insights from this image enabled Odysseus to gently lean into the lunar surface, preserving the ability to return scientific data. Photo courtesy of Intuitive Machines via ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News] Japan probe lands on Moon

SAGAMIHARA, Japan Kyodo - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa and other officials pose for a photo at a press conference in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the small hours of Jan. 20, 2024, after JAXA's SLIM spacecraft landed on the Moon successfully, marking Japan's first lunar landing. (Kyodo)

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Japan probe lands on Moon

Photo taken at a Sharp Corp. plant in Yamatokoriyama in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 19, 2024, shows a solar battery, weighing about five times less than a conventional solar panel, mounted on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's SLIM lunar lander. The spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon in the small hours of Jan. 20, marking Japan's first lunar landing.

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Japan probe lands on Moon

Photo taken on Jan. 19, 2024, shows a replica of the SLIM lunar lander on display at a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency facility in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan. The spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon in the small hours of Jan. 20, marking Japan's first lunar landing.

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Japan probe lands on Moon

Photo taken on Jan. 19, 2024, shows a replica of the SLIM lunar lander on display at a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency facility in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan. The spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon in the small hours of Jan. 20, marking Japan's first lunar landing.

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Japan probe lands on Moon

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa (R) and other officials attend a press conference in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the small hours of Jan. 20, 2024, after JAXA's SLIM spacecraft landed on the Moon successfully, marking Japan's first lunar landing

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Japan probe lands on Moon

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa (R) and other officials pose for a photo at a press conference in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the small hours of Jan. 20, 2024, after JAXA's SLIM spacecraft landed on the Moon successfully, marking Japan's first lunar landing.

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Japan probe lands on Moon

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa (R) and other officials pose for a photo at a press conference in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the small hours of Jan. 20, 2024, after JAXA's SLIM spacecraft landed on the Moon successfully, marking Japan's first lunar landing.

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China to realize manned lunar landing by 2030

STORY: China to realize manned lunar landing by 2030 DATELINE: May 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIN XIQIANG, Deputy director of the CMSA STORYLINE: China plans to realize manned lunar landing by 2030, announced the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) at a press conference Monday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIN XIQIANG, Deputy director of the CMSA "China has recently initiated the lunar landing phase of its manned lunar exploration program. The overall goal is to achieve China's first manned landing on the moon by 2030 and carry out lunar scientific exploration and related technological experiments. The goal also includes mastering the key technologies such as Earth-moon manned roundtrip, lunar surface short-term stay, human-robot joint exploration, accomplishing multiple tasks of landing, roving, sampling, researching, returning, and forming an independent capability of manned lunar exploration. China's manned lunar landing will promote the

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dead At 90

File photo - Washington, DC - July 20, 2009 -- United States President Barack Obama meets with Apollo 11 crew members (l-r) Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong in the Oval Office of the White House on the 40th anniversary of the astronauts' lunar landing, Washington, DC, Monday, July 20, 2009. . --- American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969, died on Wednesday after battling cancer, his family said. Photo by Martin H. Simon / Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dead At 90

File photo - United States President George H.W. Bush signs a proclamation after announcing plans for the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) on the the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. on July 20, 1989. From left to right: Marilyn Quayle (seated); Apollo 11 Command Module pilot Michael Collins; NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly; President Bush; Apollo 11 Command pilot Neil A. Armstrong; U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle; and Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin. --- American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969, died on Wednesday after battling cancer, his family said. Photo by Robert Trippett / Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dead At 90

File photo - Washington, DC - July 20, 2009 -- United States President Barack Obama meets with Apollo 11 crew members (l-r) Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong in the Oval Office of the White House on the 40th anniversary of the astronauts' lunar landing, Washington, DC, Monday, July 20, 2009. . --- American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969, died on Wednesday after battling cancer, his family said. Photo by Martin H. Simon / Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dead At 90

File photo - Washington, DC - July 20, 2009 -- United States President Barack Obama meets with Apollo 11 crew members (l-r) Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong in the Oval Office of the White House on the 40th anniversary of the astronauts' lunar landing, Washington, DC, Monday, July 20, 2009. . --- American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969, died on Wednesday after battling cancer, his family said. Photo by Martin H. Simon / Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dead At 90

File photo - Washington, DC - July 20, 2009 -- United States President Barack Obama meets with Apollo 11 crew members (l-r) Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong in the Oval Office of the White House on the 40th anniversary of the astronauts' lunar landing, Washington, DC, Monday, July 20, 2009. . --- American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969, died on Wednesday after battling cancer, his family said. Photo by Martin H. Simon / Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM