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A rocket with a lunar landing craft blasts off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years

www.thehindu.com A rocket with a lunar landing craft blasts off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years

Russia launched Luna-25, its first moon mission in 50 years, to land on Earth's satellite ahead of India's Chandrayaan-3.

A rocket with a lunar landing craft blasts off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years

“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.”

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