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November 17, 1970

The lunar Lunokhod lands on the Sea of Rains. At the control center in Crimea, excitement is sky-high! The French and Crimean forces send it a laser signal, which is correctly reflected back, and it measures its position. It gets stuck in a crater on December 10th but is freed after nine hours of trying. The image transmission (20 seconds) is too slow, and guidance is difficult.