Neglected after Apollo, the Moon comes back around
With the 50th anniversary of the moon landing this week, everyone, it seems, wants to go to there now.
Everyone, it seems, wants to go the moon now.
In January, Chang'e-4, a Chinese robotic spacecraft including a small rover, became the first to land on the far side of the moon. India delayed a planned launch of its Chandrayaan-2 on Monday – its first attempt to reach the lunar surface – due to a "technical glitch", but will announce a new launch date soon. Even a small Israeli nonprofit, SpaceIL, tried to send a small robotic lander there this year, but it crashed.
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