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Global Space Race Heats Up: Moon Missions Emerge

3/10/2025

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Since the historic lunar landing in 1966, nations have raced to conquer the moon. The U.S. proudly stands as the sole country to have sent humans there during the Apollo missions from 1969 to 1972. Recently, China's Yutu rovers, India's Chandrayaan-3, and Japan's SLIM have made strides, while Russia's Luna 25 faced a disappointing failure in 2023.

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Since the historic lunar landing in 1966, nations have raced to conquer the moon. The U.S. proudly stands as the sole country to have sent humans there during the Apollo missions from 1969 to 1972. Recently, China's Yutu rovers, India's Chandrayaan-3, and Japan's SLIM have made strides, while Russia's Luna 25 faced a disappointing failure in 2023.