Romania Targets Moon with Balloon Launch

Yeah, you read that right, Romania is trying to get to the moon using a balloon with a sphere shaped lunar lander attached. These guys have balls, I’ll give them that… knobby rubber balls.

Once the balloon soars above 11 miles (18 km), the three-stage rocket slung below will fire and boost itself into low Earth orbit. ELE will then travel to the moon and deploy its Lunar Lander, which resembles a knobby rubber ball that uses its own rocket engine to ensure a soft landing.

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