Being able to easily purchase a single song from a reputable source in the comfort of your home instead of going out to physically buy an entire album and then rip it to your computer was a better user experience, yes. Most users are technologically illiterate, and trying to pirate stuff just lead to them getting viruses.

There’s plenty of articles about Russia’s failed moon landing.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russias-moon-mission-falters-after-problem-entering-pre-landing-orbit-2023-08-20/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02659-6

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/20/world/luna-25-spacecraft-moon-collision-intl/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/science/russia-moon-space-crash.html