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Moon sniper – Japan
September 10 , 2023
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- Japan has launched a rocket carrying what it plans to be the country's first successful Moon lander.
- This is an effort to become the fifth nation in the world to land an object on the moon.
- The lunar craft is officially known as Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM).
- It is also referred to as the “moon sniper”.
- The SLIM spacecraft is expected to land on the moon’s surface sometime in January of February next year.
- It was taking a long but more fuel-efficient path.
- The rocket is also carrying a research satellite which has been developed by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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