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August 7th, 2023
Credit: NPO Lavochkin
Russia’s Roscosmos has posted the liftoff date/time for the country’s Luna-25 robotic Moon lander: August 11 at 02:10:57 Moscow time.
South pole landing areas.
Image credit: Roscosmos/Tass
Luna-25 is targeted for a south pole landing, with the probe testing out soft landing technology, analyze the soil, conduct long-term scientific research, as well as investigate the lunar exosphere.
Meanwhile, at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, booster preparation to hurl the craft skyward is underway. Final checks of the Soyuz-2.1b booster with its Fregat upper stage.
Image credit: Vostochny Space Center
Image credit: Vostochny Space Center
Image credit: Vostochny Space Center
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