In February 2024, an American spacecraft landed on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years and ushered in a new era of lunar exploration defined by commercial enterprise. The landing captured the attention of the American people,

Two lunar lander spacecraft are in transit to deliver NASA science and technology to the moon's surface as part of the space agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. Arrthy Thayaparan reports.

More than 50 years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States' return to the lunar surface, when the first private lander touched down last February 2024. Now, starting Sunday, two more missions are set to follow within a single week,