The first lunar probe from India landed on the moon and has been transmitting images back to Indian space control, the Indian Space Research Organization said.

The mission is scheduled to last for two years, in which the craft will search the lunar surface for natural resources.

The launch is part of an effort to assert India’s power in space and claim some of the business opportunities out there.

From 2010 to 2015, the U.S. will have no human space flight capacity of its own, and will rely on Russia to carry its astronauts to space.

Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to earth in their space capsule after spending nearly three days in low earth orbit and completing the nation’s first spacewalk.

Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to earth in their space capsule after spending nearly three days in low earth orbit and completing the nation’s first spacewalk.

Zhai Zhigang performed the nation’s first spacewalk, marking another milestone in China’s space program.

Zhai Zhigang performed the nation’s first spacewalk, marking another milestone in China’s space program.

The three-day mission by the Shenzhou VII spacecraft is expected to include the country’s first attempt at a spacewalk.

China’s Shenzhou VII spacecraft counted down to blastoff Thursday on a mission that as expected to include the country’s first attempt at a space walk.