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[โ€“] avater 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

send it to the russians ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

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