[DylanSp]

Yep, everyone knew that making it through the lunar night was pretty unlikely. A successful landing was always the main goal.

[lambdasquirrel]

Russia attempted something similar with Luna-25. When they failed, their top rocket scientist suddenly died. The ISRO deserved more recognition for their success, IMO.

[DylanSp]

Agreed, it's an impressive accomplishment, especially on the very limited budget they had to work with.

[4gotunameagain]

Russia sent the first man to space as an underdog. A country with a population of 1.5 billion only now sent something to the moon.

You cannot compare these.

[NoZebra120vClip]

Coincidentally, Russia also sent the first dog into space, as an Untermensch, if you will.