Moon Exploration and Science News

January 05, 2016

South Korea to launch lunar exploration in 2016, land by 2020
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 31, 2015
South Korea plans to launch a lunar exploration project next year with a 2020 timeframe of landing a lunar vessel, the country's Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said as quoted by local media Wednesday. The ministry has earmarked an equivalent of over $17 million in 2016 for the $169-million project, according to the Yonhap news service. The project's first 2016-2018 stage envisions sending an orbiter to the moon, followed by a landing vessel with an independently developed launc ... read more

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