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Midway between the Earth and the Moon, ground control sent instructions to the crew of Apollo 13, requesting they stir the oxygen tanks. Previous sensor readings had provided some unusual numbers and ...

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A decade-old NASA moon rover is undergoing pressurized ground operations. If this lunar vehicle is that old, why does the space agency makes such efforts? NASAs Desert Research and Technology Studies ...

China has successfully developed a moon robot with both limbs and wheels—presumably to be used to extract resources from the ...

One of the host of challenges facing NASA as the agency plans to rekindle robotic and human exploration of the moon is the development of a corps of investigators and technologies suitable for ...

China has launched a ground-breaking mission to land an unmanned spacecraft on the far side of the Moon. Space.com reports that the Chang’e 4 spacecraft was launched from Xichang Satellite Launch ...

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‘Apollo: Missions to the Moon’ and ‘Chasing the Moon’ offer video versions of the race into space, but only one truly soars. This is the 37th in an exclusive series of 50 articles, one published each ...