Europe Cancels Joint Moon Missions with Russia

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April 25, 2022

Space Exploration Europe Cancels Joint Moon Missions with Russia Russia will move forward with lunar exploration without its European partners By Leonard David

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Luna-25 Lander Renews Russian Moon Rush The former front-runner in the lunar space race aims to rekindle its exploration after nearly half a century By Leonard David | August 2020

QUOTE OF THE DAY "Russia can go to the moon alone, but space exploration is best done with trusted partners, sharing in the excitement of exploration and discovery." Colleen Hartman, director of space and aeronautics at the Space Studies Board at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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