moon

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He then served as head of the national space agency in 2013, overseeing a lunar exploration mission that culminated in China’s first moon landing with an unmanned vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Part of the problem was NASA’s announcement External link that it would pause its Gateway project, a space station orbiting the moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Orion, helped by the rocket's upper stage, will orbit Earth before flying to the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In the 1990s, I had the opportunity to speak to Neil Armstrong, who, in 1969, became the first person to ever walk on the moon.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

We left the forest and were now in open country, with far-off hills on the horizon and a moon.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell