Europe’s Space Agency Pulls Out of Russia’s Upcoming Moon Missions
The European Space Agency will not take part in Russia ’s upcoming Luna missions to the Moon , sayingRussian sanctions and the ongoing invasion of Ukraine have made the coaction impossible . The three Luna mission , the first of which is scheduled to launch in September , involve two lunar lander , a lunar polar artificial satellite , a navigation demo , a lunar drill , and a spectrometer , among other scientific and technical payloads ....