Recently, the Japanese SLIM mission landed on the moon’s surface, adding Japan to the select list of countries that have successfully landed a spacecraft on the lunar surface.
But why do different countries around the world suddenly have an interest in placing spacecraft on the surface of the moon?
If, in the 1960s, NASA managed to put astronauts on the lunar surface, why is it now so difficult to return?
If you want to know the answer to all those questions, stay with us to find out!
The First Space Race
As we all know, during the 1960s, NASA and the Soviet Union engaged in a technology race to prove to the world which of the two superpowers had the better technology.