Germany planning moon mission: report Quote:
The German government is considering a plan to launch its own unmanned mission to the moon, according to European media reports.
The country would send a space probe to orbit the moon as soon as 2013, Walter Doellinger, the head of the country's space agency, the German Aerospace Centre or DLR (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und Raumfahrt eV), told the Financial Times newspaper on Thursday.
Speaking to the newspaper's German edition — Financial Times Deutschland — after DLR made the proposal to Germany's parliament, Doellinger said that the aim was to show the world Germany was capable of the task, according to Agence-France Presse news service.
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I find this very interesting, considdering I have a lot of doubt towards the US moon landing and if it really occured. An unmaned probe is the best option at this point due to the Van Allen radiation belt.... and a second opinion would be nice.
Perhaps this way, if the German probe does get to the moon, they could prove or disprove the previous US moon landing.