Will Russian Luna 25 beat Chandrayaan-3 to land first on the South Pole of the Moon?
August 10, 2023
Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Will Russian Luna 25 beat Chandrayaan-3 to land first on the South Pole of the Moon?’ has been published in Taaza Khabar News on 10 August 2023.
Russia is resuming its Moon agenda. On 11 Aug 2023, the Russian space agency Roscosmos is expected to launch the Luna-25 robotic mission with a lander and rover unit to the Moon. It would be the first mission by Russia since 1976. Obviously, since this mission is going to happen when another mission to the Moon, India’s Chandrayaan-3 is in progress, some comparisons are inevitable, writes Gp Capt Lele.
