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Moon rocket blasts off, carrying Russia’s hope of first successful lunar landing since 1976 (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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The Luna-25 mission will seek to land near the south pole of the moon, collecting geological samples from the area, and sending back data for signs of water or its building blocks, which could raise the possibility of a future human colony on the moon.

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[–] jayrodtheoldbod@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Oh lets all land on the fuckin moon at once

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org 3 points 2 years ago

That would be awesome, less proxy wars more space exploration.

[–] HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Exploring the moon is making a comeback, baby!