Moon
South Korean spacecraft enters lunar orbit with deceleration maneuver
South Korea’s first robotic lunar orbiter, Danuri, entered the lunar orbit after conducting its first lunar orbit insertion maneuver Dec. 16.
South Korean leader eyes “landing on moon in 2032, Mars in 2045”
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Nov. 28 that the country will land a robotic spacecraft on the moon in 2032 and on Mars in 2045.
South Korea’s Danuri orbiter demonstrates ‘space internet’ en route to moon
South Korea’s robotic lunar orbiter Danuri successfully demonstrated “space internet” on its way to the moon by sending video and photo files, including a popular Korean band’s music video, at a distance of more than 1.2 million kilometers to Earth.
China tests engines for moon mission rocket
China has conducted a series of successful hot fire tests for engines designed to power a launch vehicle capable of sending astronauts to the moon.
Startups to test advanced computing technology on lunar missions
Like missions in low-Earth and geostationary orbit, deep space missions will require extensive computing capability.
