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First US spacecraft to land on moon since Apollo due to lift off on Monday

Sky News Sunday, 7 January 2024
A new era of commercial missions to the moon is due to lift off on Monday as NASA gambles on a ride on an untested private lunar lander - alongside human remains and a marketing stunt by a sports drink manufacturer.
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