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S. Korean Lunar Orbiter Danuri Releases Photographic Map of Moon

S. Korean Lunar Orbiter Danuri Releases Photographic Map of Moon

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s unmanned lunar orbiter Danuri has released a comprehensive photographic map of the moon to mark the one-year anniversary of its mission, the science ministry said Tuesday. The mosaic map, compiled from polarized camera views captured over the past 250 days, encompasses both the front and back of [...]

S. Korean Lunar Orbiter’s Key Trajectory Maneuver Proceeds Successfully

S. Korean Lunar Orbiter’s Key Trajectory Maneuver Proceeds Successfully

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s unmanned space vehicle Danuri has successfully undergone a trajectory correction maneuver (TCM), a critical procedure in the lunar orbiter’s travel to the moon for the country’s first lunar mission. Danuri, also known as the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, was launched last month aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 [...]