Luna 25: Russia launches its first lunar lander in 47 years

Russian space agency Roscosmos launched the Luna-25 mission from the Vosthochny cosmodrome on the country’s far east on August 11, atop a Soyuz rocket. Russia’s first lunar landing mission since 1976 might land on the lunar south pole before Chandrayaan-3 despite launching nearly a month after the latter.

Updated on: August 11, 2023, 07.15 PM IST
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