The Luna-25 launch is Moscow’s first lunar mission since 1976. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW - Russia is launching its first mission to the moon’s surface in nearly 50 years on Friday, hoping to reclaim prestige in space despite military and diplomatic setbacks at home overThe Luna-25 launch is Moscow’s first lunar mission since 1976, when the Soviet Union boasted a pioneering space programme that has lost its shine because of funding problems and corruption.
It is estimated to touch near the moon’s south pole sometime around Aug 21, a source at Roscosmos told AFP. Moscow has announced it will end its work with the United States on the International Space Station by 2028 and wants to participate in a rival project led by Beijing.The European Space Agency said it would not cooperate with Moscow on the Luna-25 launch – as well as future 26 and 27 missions – after Mr Putin sent troops into Ukraine last year.Speaking at the Vostochny Cosmodrome last year, Mr Putin said the Soviet Union had sent the first man to space in 1961 despite a “total” sanction regime.
Residents are being evacuated from a village in the area where the rocket boosters are predicted to fall. PHOTO: EPA-EFEIn June, the head of Roscosmos, Mr Yuri Borisov, described the launch as high-risk.
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