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http://spaceflightnow.com/h2a/selene/070914launch.html

The Selenological and Engineering Explorer - or SELENE - is the first of four lunar explorers set for launch before the end of next year. Orbiters from China, India and the United States will soon join Kaguya at the moon.

The orbiter was nicknamed Kaguya after thousands of suggestions were submitted to JAXA by members of the public. The probe was named after a character in a popular ancient Japanese folktale.

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The USA is in the race, but private industry is shut out. The Google challenge will not prospect, so does not count per the Treaty.

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Orbiters from China, India and the United States will soon join Kaguya at the moon.

That's what I remember reading. Russia was mentioned somewhere in my lost bookmarks. Damn

The USA is in the race, but private industry is shut out. The Google challenge will not prospect, so does not count per the Treaty.

Thank you.