The sentence is just a factual statement. 3 agencies have done it. That is fact.
The sentence did mention china has done it on the first attempt which is also factual and relevant to context. The article is about moon landings and associated failures.
As for the Apollo program everyone knows about it. There's no point in regurgitating obvious facts.
The sentence did mention china has done it on the first attempt which is also factual and relevant to context. The article is about moon landings and associated failures.
As for the Apollo program everyone knows about it. There's no point in regurgitating obvious facts.