IM-2 Lander as it approaches the surface of the Moon.

Mission Details Mission Name: Ghost Riders in the Sky Mission Type: Lunar Lander COSPAR: 2025-010A NSSDCA: BLUEGHOST NORAD: N/A Operator: Firefly Aerospace Inc. Launching State: United States of America Location: Mare Crisium near Mons Latreille Latitude: 18.562° N Longitude: 61.80° E Launch Date: 15 January 2025, 06:11 UT Landing Date: 2 March

Above: Long March 5 rocket on launch pad Mission Details Mission Name: Chang’e 6 COSPAR: N/A NSSDCA: CHANGE-E-6 NORAD: N/A Mission Type: Lunar Lander Operator: CNSA (China National Space Administration) Launching State: China Location: Apollo Crater Latitude: 41.6385 ˚ S Longitude: 153.9852 ˚ W Launch Date: 3 May 2024, 09:27

Above: Falcon 9 lifts off from Kennedy Space Center. Mission Details Mission Name: IM-1 Mission Type: Lunar Lander COSPAR: Unknown NSSDCA: IM-1-NOVA NORAD: N/A Operator: Intuitive Machines, Inc. Launching State: United States of America Location: Malapert A crater Latitude: 80.13 ° S Longitude: 1.44 ° E Launch Date: 15 February

Above: H-IIA Booster Mission Details Mission Name: SLIM Mission Type: Lunar Lander COSPAR: 2023-137D NORAD: N/A Operator: JAXA Launching State: Japan Location: Shioli Crater Latitude: 13.3160 ° S Longitude: 25.2510 ° E Launch Date: 6 September 2023, 23:42:11 UT Landing Date: 19 January 2024, 15:20 UT Objects on or Related

Above: Luna 25 Lander Mission Details Mission Name: Luna 25 Mission Type: Lunar Lander COSPAR: 2023-118A NORAD: N/A Operator: Roscosmos Launching State: Russia Location: Pontécoulant G crater (speculated crash landing site) Latitude: 57.865 ° S Longitude: 61.360 ° E Launch Date: 10 August 2023, 23:10 UT Landing Date: 19 August

Above: Chandrayaan-3 on launch pad Mission Details Mission Name: Chandrayaan-3 COSPAR: 2023-098A NORAD: N/A Mission Type: Lunar Orbiter; Lander Operator: ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) Launching State: India Location: Statio Shiv Shakti Latitude: 69.3741 ˚ S Longitude: 32.32 ˚ E Launch Date: 14 July 2023, 9:05:17 UT Landing Date: 23

Above: ispace rendering of Hakuto-R M1 lander Mission Details Mission Name: Hakuto-R M1 COSPAR: 2022-168A NORAD: N/A Mission Type: Lunar Lander Operator: ispace Launching State: Japan Location: Atlas Crater, Mare Frigoris (planned) Latitude: 47.581 ˚ N Longitude: 44.094 ˚ E Launch Date: 11 December 2022, 07:38:13 UT Landing Date: 25

with Chang'e 5, China became the third country to return samples from the Moon after the United States and the Soviet Union. The Chang'e 5 mission consisted of four parts:

Chandrayaan-2 brought together an Orbiter, Lander and Rover with the goal of exploring south pole of the Moon. This is a unique mission which aims at studying not just one area of the Moon but all the areas combining the exosphere, the surface as well as the sub-surface of the