Any time you criticize the US, someone will inevitably come back with "Well at least we landed on the Moon." Like who the fuck cares, it happened 50 years ago. It's annoying as fuck and I live in this country.

  • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Soviet Union was also the first and still only ones to land a probe on Venus, albeit accidentally

      • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Knowing very little about the event, I think I was just picturing a sputnik satellite crash landing and not a purpose built craft lmao

        • hypercube [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera nah it was very intentional! first soft landing on another planet, first picture of another planet. one of em was accidentially in earth orbit until like 2022, unfortunately didn't take out the white house on its way back down