MOONSHOTS! Russia’s Luna-25 and India’s Chandrayaan-3 in a Space Race for the Moon’s South Pole – Missions Are Set To Land While Countries Are Gathered at BRICS Summit
Next week is set to become a landmark in Lunar exploration, as India and Russia have positioned themselves to make big advances in this next phase of the space race. And they both culminate almost simultaneously.
Two unmanned moon landings will be attempted within a few days of each other, just as the two countries are gathered in Johannesburg for the BRICS summit.
Russia’s Luna-25 lander is expected to touch down as soon as Monday, August 21. It’s the first Russian lunar mission in half a century, the first after the end of the Soviet Union.
On August 23, Chandrayaan-3 is expected to perform India’s first successful lunar landing.
Wired reported:
“Both missions are aiming for the moon’s south pole region,
