A New Race to the Moon

A New Race to the Moon

In late August, India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the south pole of the moon. This episode from the NYT’s The Daily gives a good primer on that matters, and why the landing is indicative of how much the international space race has changed.


From Weekly Filet #455, in September 2023.

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