Comment on Space India shares video proof of its phenomenal moon landing and rover

avater@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• TimeSquirrel@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Technically, they made it first if you count lithobraking as a valid landing technique.

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  • akincisor@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Technically, lithobraking is the final stage of any descent, but high speed lithobraking is usually not conducive for future mission objectives.

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