While the Japanese KAGUYA spacecraft is currently orbiting the Moon, and sending back some incredible HDTV images of the lunar surface (including recent footage of Earthrise and Earthset),http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHuRRDshhg
the Chinese have successfully placed their own probe into lunar orbit.
http://www.moondaily.com/reports/First_China_Lunar_Probe_To_Activate_Observation_Payloads_On_Monday_999.html
In other related news, Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) and the Indian Department of Space have signed a joint lunar research and exploration agreement:
http://www.moondaily.com/reports/Russia_And_India_Sign_Joint_Lunar_Research_Deal_999.html
It sure looks like the next 10 years will be pretty exciting (and crowded) for ol' Luna!!!!!
Monday, November 19, 2007
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