Monday, November 19, 2007

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!!!!!

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