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Re:India fails to re-establish communication with its Moon p... by DylanSp on Saturday September 23, 2023 @03:00PM (#37626289)
Yep, everyone knew that making it through the lunar night was pretty unlikely. A successful landing was always the main goal.
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Re:India fails to re-establish communication with its Moon p... by lambdasquirrel on Saturday September 23, 2023 @07:35PM (#37628652)
Russia attempted something similar with Luna-25. When they failed, their top rocket scientist suddenly died. The ISRO deserved more recognition for their success, IMO.
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Re:India fails to re-establish communication with its Moon p... by DylanSp on Saturday September 23, 2023 @08:24PM (#37628935)
Agreed, it's an impressive accomplishment, especially on the very limited budget they had to work with.
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Re:India fails to re-establish communication with its Moon p... by 4gotunameagain on Sunday September 24, 2023 @03:04AM (#37630807)
Russia sent the first man to space as an underdog. A country with a population of 1.5 billion only now sent something to the moon.

You cannot compare these.

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Re:India fails to re-establish communication with its Moon p... by NoZebra120vClip on Sunday September 24, 2023 @02:34PM (#37635872)
Coincidentally, Russia also sent the first dog into space, as an Untermensch, if you will.
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