The NASA Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), also named Danuri, launched successfully on 04 August at 23:08 UT (7:08 p.m. ET) on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral. It will use a low-energy lunar transfer trajectory to reach the Moon and go into orbit on 16 December 2022.
The James Webb Space Telescope released its first science images and data on July 12. For more, see the NASA Press Release and the Webb First Images site.
The CAPSTONE lunar mission launched on 28 June at 09:55 UT (5:55 a.m. EDT). For more, see the NASA Press Release.
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