21 votes

Russia has launched its first mission to the moon in nearly fifty years

Posted by monarda
Tags: rocketry, russia, moon, luna 25, rocket launches, landers, roscosmos, solar system, author.emma burrows, author.jim heintz, source.associated press
https://apnews.com/article/russia-launch-moon-mission-50-years-286bf3d8d3b30790591efc113438e216

Link information

This data is scraped automatically and may be incorrect.

Title
Russia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in nearly 50 years
Published
Aug 10 2023
Word count
550 words

4 comments

  1. monarda
    Link
    From the article:

    From the article:

    Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, said it wants to show Russia “is a state capable of delivering a payload to the moon,” and “ensure Russia’s guaranteed access to the moon’s surface.”

    7 votes
  2. [2]
    pete_the_paper_boat
    Link
    Wouldn't have expected them to race India to something like that, I just didn't see the pressure, considering India's has been at this sort of mission for a while.

    Wouldn't have expected them to race India to something like that, I just didn't see the pressure, considering India's has been at this sort of mission for a while.

    1. monarda
      Link Parent
      I think India is only part of it, and this bit is the rest:

      I think India is only part of it, and this bit is the rest:

      Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, said it wants to show Russia “is a state capable of delivering a payload to the moon,” and “ensure Russia’s guaranteed access to the moon’s surface.”

      “Study of the moon is not the goal,” said Vitaly Egorov, a popular Russian space analyst. “The goal is political competition between two superpowers — China and the USA — and a number of other countries which also want to claim the title of space superpower.”

      5 votes
  3. All_your_base
    Link
    Oh Look! A distraction!

    Oh Look! A distraction!

    9 votes