Looking Up - 17 Jan 24 - Missions to the Moon launching this year

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There are many missions to the Moon launching this year, including the Peregrine mission, which was launched recently and has unfortunately already malfunctioned. This show outlines a few of these, some of which are commercial enterprises or collaborations between industry and government space agencies. The Chinese, Japanese, US and private concerns are all in on the act this year.

17 Jan 2024 English South Africa Places & Travel

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