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Gail Iles, and ,The Conversation

Why Do Almost Half of Moon Missions Fail? Here’s Why Space Is Still So Risky


In 2019, India attempted to land a spacecraft on the Moon — and ended up painting a kilometers-long streak of debris on its barren surface. Now, the Indian Space Research Organisation has returned in triumph, with the Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully touching down near the south pole of Earth’s rocky neighbor.

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