A US private company's first Moon mission is due to touch down on Thursday. Its missions could help a new generation of lunar astronauts in the future.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 20, 2024 - Japan on Saturday became only the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing, but its Moon Sniper spacecraft was running out of power due to a solar battery problem.
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Japan, whose unmanned "sniper" probe made a lunar touchdown on Saturday, is one of many countries and private companies launching new missions to the Moon.