Luna-25 will attempt to land on the Moon's south polar region on August 21.
from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia. Its launch marked Russia’s first mission to the Moon in 47 years, since its predecessor Luna-24 returned to Earth in August 1976. The long-awaited mission signals Russia’s renewed interest in the Moon as a new space race between the U.S. and China heats up.With its latest foray, Russia wants to be the first to land on the Moon’s south pole. India is also in the midst of its.
Both spacecraft are inching closer to the Moon, aiming for a soft landing on the lunar south pole and the chance to make history.
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