Luna 16

12 Sep
2020
September 12, 2020

Luna 16: The First Robotic Sample Return

While remote sensing techniques are useful in determining the composition of other worlds, the Rosetta Stone for planetary scientists is actual samples which can be subjected […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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18 Aug
2016
August 18, 2016

Luna 24: The Last Soviet Lunar Sample Return Mission

Every now and then, we have the opportunity to touch a piece of history. One of the more memorable of such moments for me came in […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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