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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

1967
Launch of Pioneer 8 solar orbiting mission.
2012
Chang'e 2 spacecraft flies within a few kilometers of near-Earth asteroid 4179 Toutatis.

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