Luna-25 art, powered by a Soyuz 2.1v rocket, launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, located 5,450 miles east of Moscow
Representatives of Russian space agencies work to set up the Advancement M-21M cargo spacecraft at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 22, 2013.
Russia sent its most memorable space probe to land on the moon in almost fifty years. The aggressive mission intends to make a delicate arrival at the moon's south pole, an area that is believed to contain significant reserves of water ice.
It suggests that Russia has revisited lunar investigations beginning around 1976, a continuing effort facing stiff opposition from India, which launched its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander project a month earlier. This race for the moon's unrivaled quality is not only tied to these two nations, as global players such as the US and China are also stepping up their efforts to explore the moon's south pole.
Luna-25 art, powered by a Soyuz 2.1v rocket, lifted off at 2:11 a.m. Moscow time on Friday from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, located 3,450 miles (5,550 km) east of Moscow. The anticipation includes a reserved landing date for the lander, with Russian space chief Yuri Borisov unveiling plans for August 21. This date is somewhat at odds with the recently proposed August 23 landing date by the Russian space agency Roskosmos.
The Luna-25 specialty, about the size of a small rover, is set to work at the moon's south pole for about a year. The area was of great interest to the lead researchers due to the recognition of signs of water ice inside its shadowed holes. The presence of water ice has significant implications for likely lunar bases and future attempts at space exploration.
Of the past logical desires, this lunar mission has more significance for Russia. Despite the confrontation with Western authorizations over the fighting in Ukraine, the country's airspace remains tough. The mission further underscores Russia's confidence in space exploration after straining relations with the West since its activities in Ukraine.
Professor Asif Siddiqi of Fordham College emphasized that Russia's lunar aspirations reflect its desire for global unmistakable quality. He observed: "Russian desires for the moon are fueled by various things. I think above all it is a declaration of public power on the world stage."
While Neil Armstrong's 1969 moonwalk earned worldwide respect, the Soviet Union's Luna-2 mission had previously reached the lunar surface in 1959. The Luna-9 mission in 1966 made a soft landing. After focusing on investigating Mars, Russia's efforts mark its re-commitment to investigating the Moon.
Russia has sent a lunar lander in a competition to monitor water on the moo
The sponsor Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the Fregat upper stage and the Luna-25 lunar lander takes off from the platform at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region of Russia's Far East, in this real-time image from a video taken on August 11, 2023. Roskosmos /Gift via REUTERS
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russia sent its first lunar landing rocket in a long time on Friday in a bid to become the lead country to lead the delicate approach to the moon's south pole, an area accepted to hold the desired groups of water ice.
Russia's lunar mission, the first launched around 1976, is pitted against India, which sent its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander last month, and more comprehensively with the US and China, both of which have advanced lunar probe programs aimed at the moon's south pole.
The lander is expected to land on the moon on August 21, Russian space chief Yuri Borisov told Interfax on Friday. The Russian space agency Roskosmos recently set August 23 as the arrival date.
"Currently, we will stick to the 21st. I believe there will be an exceptionally precise, delicate landing on the moon," Borisov told workers at the Vostochny Cosmodrome after the launch, according to Interfax.
Luna-25, generally about the size of a small vehicle, will spend a year working at the moon's south pole, where researchers from NASA and other space agencies have recently seen signs of water ice in the shadowed pits of the district.
Much has been made of the Luna-25 mission, as the Kremlin says Western approvals of the war in Ukraine, many of which marked Moscow's airspace, have neglected to harm Russia's economy.
The moon shot will also test Russia's burgeoning autonomy in space after its attack on Ukraine in February 2022 essentially cut off Moscow's space link with the West, except for all of its work on the Global Space Station, where the Russian space agency's involvement in NASA is considered significant. station endurance.
"Russia's desire for the moon is fueled by various things. I think above all it is a declaration of public power on the world stage," Asif Siddiqi, a history teacher at Fordham College, told Reuters.
American space explorer Neil Armstrong gained prestige as the main individual to walk on the moon in 1969, however, the Soviet Union's Luna-2 mission was the main spacecraft to reach the lunar surface in 1959, and the Luna-9 mission in 1966. was quick to make a graceful arrival there.
Moscow then focused on investigating Mars, and since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia has not sent any probes beyond Earth's orbit.
The Luna-25 rocket was scheduled to leave the Earth's orbit at 3:30 a.m. Moscow time on Friday.
Revealing Faulconbridge in Moscow and Joey Roulette in Washington; Edited by Leslie Adler and Gerry Doyle
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