Russia’s first lunar mission in 50 years also successfully completed its first phase. The spacecraft was launched on Friday. The Luna-25 mission is scheduled to reach the moon on August 23.
All three probes of India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan will land on the moon on the same day. Luna-25 was launched from the Vostoshny Cosmodrome at 2:00 PM Moscow time. The probe will reach the Moon’s orbit in five days. It will then spend three to seven days selecting the right spot before landing at the…
