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Yes. Luna 9 was designed by a Ukranian[1] and launched from Kazakhstan[2]. Calling it a "Russian" accomplishment is pretty silly. [1] https://en.wikipedia.or
by justrealist 3y ago
Yes. Luna 9 was designed by a Ukranian[1] and launched from Kazakhstan[2]. Calling it a "Russian" accomplishment is pretty silly.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Korolev https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Korolev
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_9
- lostmsu 3y agoTo be fair the design wasn't a one man job, and the company is located near Moscow, and Baikonur is an enclave administered by Russia.
- justrealist 3y agoI'm not saying Russia was a bit player, just that it's wrong to credit the landing to Russia.
- lostmsu 3y agoThat we can agree on in general, although you can't enter the same river twice.