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T+257: Chandrayaan-3, Luna-25, and the Deep Space Network (with Scott Tilley)

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Comparing Budgets and Accomplishments of Planetary Missions, Importance of Throttleable Engines, and Gatekeeping Discussions on Lunar Landing Location

A discussion on the budgets and accomplishments of Israel and JAXA in their planetary missions, including the progression of Israel's lunar missions and the importance of throttleable engines for landing on the moon. The chapter also explores different classes of lunar landers and the gatekeeping discussions around the proximity to the South Pole of the moon.

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