What's in store for space in 2024?

In 2023, space exploration reached new heights, and the new year, 2024, promises to be just as exciting.

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Artemis 2 NASA plans to launch Artemis 2 in November 2024. It will send four astronauts around the Moon on a ten-day lunar flyby.

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More Robots On Earth's Moon NASA will send several landers to the Moon in 2024.

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Other Moons In The Solar System Japan will send Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) in 2024 to Phobos, the largest moon orbiting Mars.

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Asteroid Analysis In October 2024, ESA's Hera will launch towards two asteroids called Didymos and Dimorphos.

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Commercial Space Flights Sierra Space, an aerospace company, will launch Dream Chaser, a reusable spaceplane that launches on the back of a rocket.

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Indian Space Odyssey ISRO's success with Chandrayaan 3 and Aditya L-1 has set the stage for another exciting year. India has planned many space missions, including Gaganyaan 1, Mangalyaan-2, and Shukrayaan-1.

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