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Yep, everyone knew that making it through the lunar night was pretty unlikely. A successful landing was always the main goal.

• lambdasquirrel 3y ago
  Russia attempted something similar with Luna-25. When they failed, their top rocket scientist suddenly died. The ISRO deserved more recognition for their success, IMO.
  • 4gotunameagain 3y ago
    Russia sent the first man to space as an underdog. A country with a population of 1.5 billion only now sent something to the moon. You cannot compare these.
    • NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
      Coincidentally, Russia also sent the first dog into space, as an Untermensch, if you will.
  • DylanSp 3y ago
    Agreed, it's an impressive accomplishment, especially on the very limited budget they had to work with.