The moon will be one of the most popular destinations in the solar system. In the next year, no fewer than seven missions are headed there from india, japan, russia, south carea and the united arab emerots. South koreas korean pathfinder lunar orbiter is the first step to secure and verify corea space exploration capability. Find us on amjen, do tom slash, listen on lab talk or wherever you get your pod casts.
In the next year, no fewer than seven missions are heading to the Moon. While NASA's Artemis programme might be stealing most of the limelight, the United States is just one of many nations and private companies that soon plan to launch lunar missions.
Although some of the agencies running these expeditions are providing scant details about the missions, it is hoped the they will provide streams of data about the Moon, heralding what scientists say could be a new golden age of lunar exploration.
This is an audio version of our Feature: These six countries are about to go to the Moon — here’s why
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