Walt Mossberg

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg

The demise of the Soviet manned lunar landing program in the 1960’s was mostly due to the repeated launch failures of its giant N1 rocket, which had 30 engines. It was the rough equivalent of the huge U.S. Saturn 5 rocket and was needed to carry the cosmonauts’ ship and lander. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 18, 2019 Hibernated

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The US-Soviet race to the moon came down to the last days. Having failed to land men on the moon, the Soviets sent a robotic lander, the Luna 15, to collect lunar soil and return it to earth. Incredibly, it was trying to land exactly when Apollo 11 was there. But it crashed. https://t.co/kTDjCh3j75 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 18, 2019 Hibernated

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@bradleege The Luna 15 mission was actually widely known to the American public at the time. It was covered on TV and in the newspapers, mainly because of the fear it would somehow interfere with Apollo communications or operations. (The Soviets assured NASA otherwise.) It’s forgotten now. https://t.co/LLCQKXq0ZO — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 18, 2019 Hibernated