Robotic spacecraft from both countries are aiming to touch down on the moon’s southern hemisphere, as one’s space program waxes and the other wanes.
and China: Humankind is about to witness robotic moon landing attempts by Russia and India within a few days of each other.
Both missions are aiming for the moon’s south pole region, a site of increasing international interest because of thethat could be extracted for oxygen or rocket propellant. It also includes critical spots known as “peaks of eternal light,” which receive near-constant solar illumination that could power future missions and moon bases.
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