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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Israel has planned an unmanned moon landing in 2019. Israel will be the 4th country to do this mission. What are the 3 countries who successfully accomplished such soft landing mission?
A
U.S., Japan, Russia
B
U.S., China, North Korea
C
Russia, China, Japan
D
Russia, U.S., China
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Three countries, U.S., Soviet Union and China, have managed to land a spacecraft on the moon’s surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -Beresheet was Israel’s first lunar mission and the first attempt by a private company to land on the Moon. The mission achieved lunar orbit, but was lost during an April 2019 landing attempt. NASA had installed a small laser retroreflector aboard the lander to test its potential as a navigation tool.

Detailed explanation-3: -Artemis 2 will fly astronauts around the Moon, no earlier than 2024. And Artemis 3 will land a crew near the Moon’s south pole; this mission, scheduled for 2025 or later, will include the first woman to set foot on the lunar surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nasa, the United States space agency, plans to launch its next Moon mission in 2024. Called Artemis II, it will take astronauts to orbit the Moon. The US Agency is due to launch the Artemis III mission in 2025 or 2026, landing the first woman and the first person of colour on the Moon.

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