In Iunar orbit
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) MOSCOW, Sept 17. Russia’s latest moon shot Luna 16, circled earth’s nearest neighbour tonight but there were no indications of whether it would try to land like its predecessor. Luna 16 was launched last Saturday. Today’s announcement by Tass news agency that it had gone into moon orbit was the first mention of its progress by any Soviet media.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32406, 19 September 1970, Page 17
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63In Iunar orbit Press, Volume CX, Issue 32406, 19 September 1970, Page 17
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