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It also operates at longer wavelengths of light than Hubble, so it can see distant galaxies whose light has been redshifted – stretched to longer wavelengths – by the expansion of the universe. The Soviet Union accomplished quite a few lunar firsts – initially spacecraft to hit the surface in 1959, 1st spacecraft to soft-land in 1966 and the initially lunar rover in 1970 – but Russia hasn’t been back for over 45 years. In 2022, it plans to send the Luna 25 lander to the Moon’s south pole to drill for ice. This rocket is taller than the Statue...