Japan joins Moon race with successful rocket launch
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2023-09-07 12:45
If all goes well, the lunar lander that the rocket is carrying will attempt a Moon landing in February.

Japan on Thursday successfully launched a rocket with a lunar lander at its fourth attempt this year.

It is bidding to become only the fifth country to land on the Moon, after the US, Russia, China and India.

Japan has twice failed to reach the lunar surface in the past year, with the latest...

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