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		techie128 on April 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Moon Landing Attempt... Do I detect a bit of condescension in NYT's tone? Do we need to remind the numerous failures US & USSR had before they got their space program off the ground? Also, they forgot India who did send a lunar orbiter and sent a probe on Moon's surface back in 2008.

KSS42 on April 11, 2019 | [–]

I didn't notice any condescension in the article. I thought it was fairly positive towards the mission. Also, India was mentioned in the article.

sanxiyn on April 11, 2019 | | [–]

Chandrayaan-1's Moon Impact Probe was an impactor, not a lander.

ncmncm on April 11, 2019 | | [–]

Both were, in the end.

But this one was going slower.

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