The Emperor’s New Lunik

Could the saga of Luniks I, II and III be the outstanding scientific hoax of the generation? Consider these contradictions in Soviet claims

On October 4, 1959, the Soviet Union announced that it had launched a revolutionary new space vehicle that would loop around the moon, photograph its hidden side, and return to circle the earth in a huge, oblong orbit. The vehicle was called Lunik III.

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Could the saga of Luniks I, II and III be the outstanding scientific hoax of the generation? Consider these contradictions in Soviet claims

On October 4, 1959, the Soviet Union announced that it had launched a revolutionary new space vehicle that would loop around the moon, photograph its hidden side, and return to circle the earth in a huge, oblong orbit. The vehicle was called Lunik III.