Russia Plans Ambitious Robotic Lunar Mission

Credit: JOHN FRENCH/MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Russia, which pioneered and then abandoned robotic exploration of the Moon after loss of the Space Race and collapse of the Soviet Union, is starting the development of its first lunar mission in 30 years. The ambitious flight, entering initial design, will include a lunar orbiter that, under the...

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