Russia's Orel Spacecraft Aims to Challenge NASA's Orion to the Moon, They'll Need Luck

With the imminent launch of NASA's Artemis I mission carrying a single Lockheed Martin Orion space capsule on a circumnavigation of the Moon, it may feel as though NASA and the ESA are alone in their race to the stars. But that'd be incorrect. The Chinese, Indians, and of course, the Russians are all vying for deep space once again. In the case of Russia, there are more than a few reasons that should be self-evident if you keep ... (continue reading...)