Year in Review Space

China stuck its moon landing this year. Others weren’t as lucky

50 years after Apollo 11, space agencies aimed to return to Earth’s sidekick

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A few space agencies attempted to land probes on the moon this year, but only one was successful. More moon landings are planned in the near future.

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By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

Lunar-landing missions are back in vogue. After decades with almost no traffic to the moon, space agencies clamored to send spacecraft to Earth’s nearest neighbor in 2019.