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The Soviets Had a Spacecraft at the Moon the Same Week as Apollo 11. They Never Once Called It Fake.
If you wanted to catch America faking the moon landing, this was the moment — a Cold War rival with its own probe right there, watching, racing to beat them. Here's what that rival actually said.
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If you wanted to catch America faking the moon landing, this was the moment — a Cold War rival with its own probe right there, watching, racing to beat them. Here's what that rival actually said.
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