What's New in Lunar & Planetary Science
Launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander has been set for a launch window opening no earlier than mid-January 2025. For more, see the NASA news release.
The NASA Lucy asteroid mission will make its second Earth flyby on 13 December.
This Day in Planetary and Lunar Exploration History
- 1966
- Launch of Luna 13 soft-lander to the Moon.
- 1968
- Launch of Apollo 8, first astronaut mission to reach and orbit the Moon.
- 1978
- Venera 12 enters the Venus atmosphere and lands on the surface.
- 1984
- Launch of Vega 2 Venus lander and Halley's comet flyby.
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