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The latest space race is between Russia and India, though it's possible even likely neither nation will win the title of first to land at the shadowy lunar south pole. ....
Russia just launched its first mission to the moon in close to 50 years, firing up a new mini space race this August amid broad and growing international competition. The Soviet Union, which collapsed in 1991, was the first nation to land a robotic spacecraft on the moon and it sent many afterward. But the launch Friday from Kazakhstan is the first lunar mission for Russia in the post-Soviet era. The mission makes a bold geopolitical statement: Though it was originally intended as a partnership, the Europe Space Agency backed out following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, has pushed ahead with a go-it-alone approach. The latest contest is between Russia and India, though it's possible even likely neither nation will win the title, given the difficulty of the challenge: first to land at the shadowy lunar south pole. SEE ALSO: NASA is back in the moon business. Here's what that means. Each will try to put a crewless spacecraft on this ....
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