Moon Express Approved for Private Lunar Landing in 2017, a Space First

Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - 09:31 in Astronomy & Space

The U.S. government has officially approved the planned 2017 robotic lunar landing of California-based Moon Express, which aims to fly commercial missions to Earth's nearest neighbor and help exploit its resources, company representatives announced today.

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