Russia to Launch First Moon Lander Since 1976 in Race with Indian Spacecraft

Reading Time: 2 minutes Russia will launch its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday in a race with India to the south pole of the moon, a potential source of water to support a future human presence there. The launch from the Vostochny cosmodrome, 3,450 miles (5,550 km) east of Moscow, will take place four weeks […]

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