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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The moon is also destroying Russian machines.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

This explains everything.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

“Russia Announces Successful Strike on Ukraine’s Moon”

“Russian Intelligence Service ‘Baffled’ As Zelensky Not On Moon During Decapitation Strike”

“Russian Infrastructure Attacks Expand to Ukrainian Tide Production”

“Russia to Purchase Iranian Moon Drone Technology”

Edit: I have more.

“Russian Outcry at Acts of Moon Terror on Scientific Drone”

“Russia Mobilizing to Put Threat of Moon Terror to Rest, Putin: ‘We will get you, moon Nazis’”

“Russia Denounces NATO Satellite Build Up Near Its Moon Territories”

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

I think the Russians simply mistook the moon for an orphanage

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I'm not sure when Shork Flork showed up, but they're very cute.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What news? I don’t get it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Russian moon probe crashed into ... the moon.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Oh. I almost couldn’t make up my mind on that one. From a purely scientific standpoint, I wanted it to succeed and find the evidence of water they were hoping for, because that would be helpful to the worldwide scientific community.

At the same time, though, I didn’t want Putin to get something to brag about. I also wanted another reminder to the world that all our international sanctions are seriously hurting Russia.

Ultimately, I’m glad the lander crashed.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's a question here tho:

Was this because of the sanctions, or because, one might suggest, that russian space tech hasnt advanced as you'd expect the last few decades? Maybe because the people who built the roscosmos stuff back in the cold war are now dead from old age, taking some important knowledge with them to the grave? :o

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

Well, I read a story yesterday which said they couldn’t make the lander as sophisticated as they wanted to because they no longer had access to lighter materials, equipment, and electronics. Foreign stuff was simply better than Russian-made alternatives. I don’t know why the lander crashed, but I’m guessing that it might not have if they could use foreign components.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I found this one, the BBC should be reliable for this kind of information: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66562629

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So I know their moon probe crashed, but I don't get it. ELI5, please.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks but, yeah, still not getting it. So Russia recruits a shark, known for not being a particularly nice creature, then adds the moon?