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Now playing Next no comment India successfully launches new mission to land robot explorer on moon India has successful launched a rocket to the Moon in a new bid to join the exclusive club of nations - Russia, the United States and China - who have successfully completed a controlled lunar landing. 14/07/2023
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Now playing Next Mobility Lunar time zones: How do you tell the time in space? Space organisations around the world are studying the best way to establish "a common lunar reference time". But how do you tell the time in space? 04/03/2023
Now playing Next Green News Firing moon dust into space could reverse global warming, study claims It sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel. But scientists think that firing moon dust into space could shade the earth from global warming. 10/02/2023
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Now playing Next USA NASA's Orion arrives back to earth after landing in Pacific Ocean Splashing down back onto earth. NASA's Artemis 1 moon ship successfully landed in the Pacific Ocean, ending a 25-day test flight to the moon and back. 12/12/2022
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