Other countries and companies have also set their sights on the moon this year. Some of these missions will conduct research and others will provide equipment and supplies here.
After a failed attempt to land on the moon two years ago, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is now trying to land another Chandrayaan 3 mission on the moon. The spacecraft will have a lunar vehicle and a lander and will be launched in the third quarter of 2022.
Japan also has two lunar plans for the moon this year.
The Japanese space agency Jaxa landed a lander on the moon in April 2022.
Called Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon or Slim, the mission will demonstrate highly accurate landing techniques and identify pits on the moon with the help of facial recognition technology. It will be accompanied by a space telescope called X-ray imaging and spectroscopy mission (XRISM).
One of them is a small two-wheeled robot made by Jaxa, while another robot named Rashid from the Japanese space agency will also land on the moon which was made by the United Arab Emirates. The robot will have four wheels and will analyze the dust of the moon.