British Scientists plan moon missions

Britain could soon be going to the moon under plans submitted to the body which funds UK space exploration, it has been reported.

A study conducted for the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council outlines bold proposals for two all-British moon missions, said the BBC.

The first, named Moonlight, could be launched by 2010 and would see four suitcase-sized darts fired onto the moon's surface from an orbiting probe.