2019Chang'e 4 Soft Landing on the Far Side of the Moon

China's Chang'e 4 became the first spacecraft to perform a s...
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🚀 Soviet Luna 9 Soft Landing on the Moon

Soviet Luna 9 probe makes the first successful soft landing on the Moon in January, while the US lands the far more complex Surveyor missions, which follows up to NASA's Ranger series of crash-landers, scout sites for possible crewed landings.
Soviet Luna 9 Soft Landing on the Moon (1966)
Space ExplorationMoon LandingLuna ProgramSpace RaceSoviet Union1960sSoft LandingLunar Missions
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

🇨🇳 Chang'e 4 Soft Landing on the Far Side of the Moon

China's Chang'e 4 became the first spacecraft to perform a soft landing on the far side of the Moon.
Chang'e 4 Soft Landing on the Far Side of the Moon (2019)
Space ExplorationLunar ExplorationChang'e 4MoonFar Side of the MoonChina National Space Administration
ChinaChina

🇮🇳 India's Chandrayaan-2 Lunar Probe Mission

India launched its second lunar probe called Chandrayaan-2 with an orbiter that was successful and a lander called Vikram along with a rover called Pragyan which failed just 2.1 km above the lunar south pole.
India's Chandrayaan-2 Lunar Probe Mission (2019)
Space ExplorationLunar ExplorationChandrayaan-2IndiaMoonOrbiterLanderRover
IndiaIndia

💧 Discovery of Surface Water on the Moon

NASA and SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) discover about 12 US fl oz (350 ml) of surface water in one of the Moon's largest visible craters.
Discovery of Surface Water on the Moon (2020)
Space ExplorationMoonWaterNASASOFIAAstronomy21st CenturyLunar Science
United StatesUnited States