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Russia's moon mission in wartime: Why now?

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August 18, 2023

Russia and India are in a "new space race." Both nations want to be the first to land a spacecraft on the moon's south pole. But why is Russia launching a moon mission while fighting its war in Ukraine? And how has the mission been financed?

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