Russia successfully launched its first moon-landing spacecraft, marking its first moon mission since 1976 during the Soviet era. Both India and Russia aim to be the first to land at the moon’s south pole.
NEW DELHI—India successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the moon on July 22, a week after aborting the mission due to a technical problem.
It’s the moon mission for the masses. A project to fund a private lunar exploration mission got underway Wednesday, offering the public the chance to take part.