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

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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Considering the R7 ICBM that this rocket is based off was first tested in the late 1950s I kinda doubt it's of much concern