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The Chang’e-6 lunar mission (嫦娥六号) was launched by the Long March-5 Y8 launch vehicle (长征五号遥八) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site Hainan Province, China, on 3 May 2024, at 09:27 UTC (17:27 local time). The Chang’e-6 mission aims to return samples fro

JAXA’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM, 小型月着陸実証機) successfully landed on the Moon, on 19 January 2024, at 15:20 UTC (20 January, at 00:20 Japan Standard Time). Images from the navigation camera (CAM-PX) show its landing descent trajectory. Photo

The Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft was launched by the Long March-2F Y17 (长征二号F遥十七) launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 26 October 2023, at 03:14 UTC (11:14 China Standard Time). Shenzhou-17 (神舟十七) is the sixth crew of three ast

ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 (M1) Lunar Lander has attempted to land on the Moon, in the Atlas Crater, on 25 April 2023, at 16:40 (UTC). HAKUTO-R M1 is the first privately-led Japanese mission designed to land on the lunar surface. Credit: ispace ispace HAK

The Long March-2F Y14 launch vehicle launched the Shenzhou-14 crew spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 5 June 2022, at 02:44 UTC (10:44 China Standard Time). The Shenzhou-14 (神舟十四号) crew, astronauts Ch

The Shenzhou-13 spacecraft has landed at the Dongfeng landing site, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, north China, on 16 April 2022, at 01:55 (09:55 China Standard Time). The Shenzhou-13 (神舟十三) crew, astronauts Zhai Zhigang (commander), Ye Guangf