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Detailed explanation-1: -SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer), nicknamed Kaguya after a lunar princess in the ancient Japanese folklore The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, is the second Japanese mission to the Moon. Launched in September 2007, it was “the largest lunar mission since the Apollo program".
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States’ Apollo 11 was the first crewed mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why in News? Recently, a Japanese space startup ispace Inc has launched its own private lander M1 to the Moon under its HAKUTO-R mission, from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It is Japan’s first-ever lunar mission and the first of its kind by a private company.
Detailed explanation-4: -Chinese space authorities have indicated they hope to send astronauts to the moon by around 2030 – but have not committed to a specific date.