[justrealist]

Yes. Luna 9 was designed by a Ukranian[1] and launched from Kazakhstan[2]. Calling it a "Russian" accomplishment is pretty silly.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Korolev [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_9

[lostmsu]

To be fair the design wasn't a one man job, and the company is located near Moscow, and Baikonur is an enclave administered by Russia.

[justrealist]

I'm not saying Russia was a bit player, just that it's wrong to credit the landing to Russia.

[lostmsu]

That we can agree on in general, although you can't enter the same river twice.