India and China Operating on Moon and Advancing Next Lunar Missions as USA Plans Human / Robotic Return
ISRO continues nominal 1 lunar day (14 Earth diurnal cycles) mission Chandrayaan-3, which may extend another 14 days or more depending on lander / rover charging functionality; Prospects for radio astronomy from the MSP more favorable following findings of sparse near-surface plasma density via RAMBHA-LP Langmuir probe; ISRO to collaborate with JAXA on LUPEX NET 2025; CNSA continues collecting seismic & astronomical data with Lunar-Penetrating Radar on Chang’E-4 rover Yutu-2 and Lunar-based Ultraviolet Telescope on Chang’E-3 lander while preparing Chang’E-6 sample return NET May 2024 and Chang’E-7 MSP mission NET 2026; NASA working towards Artemis 2 crewed lunar flyby NET Nov 2024 while CLPS providers Intuitive Machines (NET 16 Nov) and Astrobotic (EOY) striving for robotic lander launches