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Several countries and private companies have planned lunar missions over the coming years — publicdomainvectors.org – CC0
After two failed attempts this summer due to technical problems, NASA successfully launched the Artemis 1 mission on Wednesday, en route to the Moon. This mission marks the launch of the US program back on our natural satellite.
The United States isn’t alone in this. s’ve embarked on this new race to the Moon, since several countries and private companies have also planned lunar missions over the years to date. come.
Our infographic thus gives an overview of the main lunar missions planned for the future. the 2030 horizon (given the uncertainties that still surround certain programs, the dates indicated are estimates and are therefore subject to change).
This graph shows the main lunar missions planned by space agencies and private companies by 2030 (as of November 2022) – STATISTA
A “big step for humanity” ;” more than fifty years old
Regarding the return of humanity; on the Moon, it remains at At this difficult stage of determining what the next space agency or company will be; Successfully land a manned ship on the moon. As a reminder, the last manned mission at the lunar surface, Apollo 17, took place fifty years ago, in December 1972.
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À It should be noted that this renewed interest in space is also observed at through the explosion of investments in the space industry, funding having increased fivefold; in the world since 2010.