Russia launched its lunar lander after almost 5 decades

Russia launched its lunar lander after almost 5 decades: Russia launched its first lunar landing mission on August 11 2023 after almost 5 decades.

A Soyuz 2.1v rocket carrying the Luna-25 craft will blast off from the Vostochny cosmodrome targeted to the south polar region of the Moon.

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Aims: To study composition of the polar regolith, and to study the plasma and dust components of the lunar polar exosphere.

According to the Russia’s space chief Yuri Borisov the spacecraft is expected to reach the lunar world on Aug 21 2023.