Russia sent off the Luna 25 mission to the moon on Friday. This is Russia's most memorable endeavor to send a rocket to the Moon in 47 years. Russia sent off its most memorable moon mission in 1976.
A Russian space apparatus will arrive on the moon's south pole as a feature of a mission sent off on Friday. There might be water here.
India sent off Chandrayaan-3 on July 14 in front of Russia's Moon mission. It will likewise arrive on a similar dull corner of the moon.
This mission of Russia likewise contends with the moon mission of China and the US. The US and China have sent off starter missions to land space apparatus on the South Pole of the Moon.
As indicated by the Russian space organization Roscosmos, Luna 25 was sent off from the Vistoni Cosmodrome. This spot is around 5,550 km east of Moscow.
An hour after the send-off, the upper piece of the Soyuz 2.1B rocket pushed it out of Earth's circle and toward the Moon. Luna 25 has both a wanderer and a lander.
Its lander weighs 800 kg. Luna 25 will initially rehearse a delicate landing.
It will then, at that point, take and break down lunar soil tests. Alongside this, he will likewise direct long-haul research.
Luna 25 was launched using a Soyuz 2.1B rocket. It is 46.3 meters long. The 10.3-meter diameter rocket weighs 313 tonnes.
What is the purpose of Luna 25?
The Luna 25 is about the size of a small car. It will operate for one year at the south pole of the Moon.
In recent years, NASA and other space agencies have found evidence of ice on the moon.
The political significance of Russia's moon mission is also being brought out.
Russia has said that after the start of the Ukraine war, Western countries tried to target its space program by imposing sanctions, but they failed to destroy the Russian economy.
Russia had been preparing for this for the past few decades. If their moon mission is successful, it will be a great achievement for them.
After the attack on Ukraine, the cooperation between the Russian agencies and the space agencies of the Western countries ended.
The European Space Agency planned to test Luna 25 by including its pilot and a 3D navigation camera.
But after Russia invaded Ukraine, he abandoned this plan.
American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to reach the moon in 1969.
Russia's (Soviet Union's) Luna 2 mission was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon in 1959.
The Luna 9 mission in 1966 was Russia's first soft landing mission on the Moon.
The purpose of the mission is to develop soft landing technology, Roscosmos said.
It also aims to study the interior of the Moon and discover other important elements, including water.
Launch Delay But How Will Russian Mission Reach Moon Before Chandrayaan-3?
Yuri Borisov, head of the Russian space agency, said that Luna 25 could touch the surface of the moon on August 21 this month.
Its launch was delayed as it was earlier expected to touch the lunar surface on August 23.
While India's Chandrayaan-3 was sent off last month to contact the moon's surface on July 14, 2023. Chandrayaan-3 might arrive on the moon's surface on August 23.
The Russian mission will complete a five-and-a-half-day journey to the moon.
There it will land on the lunar surface after spending three to seven days in a 100 km orbit. While the Chandrayaan 3 mission could reach the surface of the Moon after the Russian Luna 25 mission.
The question is, how will Luna manage to touch the surface of the Moon before 25 Chandrayaan 3 after almost a month of launch?
This is because Chandrayaan-3 is traveling longer than 25 Lunar missions. Chandrayaan 3 wants to take advantage of the gravity of the Earth and the Moon during its journey and save fuel.
Chandrayaan-3 will travel on very little fuel.
We spoke to science journalist Palo Bagla, author of the book 'Reaching for Star: Indian Journey to Mars and Beyond'.
He said that Luna 25 has a more powerful rocket. The Russian rocket is huge. Our rocket is small. Therefore, our rocket cannot give enough speed to Chandrayaan 3 to go toward the moon at high speed.
He said that since powerful and large rockets are more expensive, India planned to achieve its goal through small rockets.
But the big thing is that India did not miss this opportunity. Despite his limited resources, he undertook and accomplished his mission.
This is the achievement of Indian scientists. Compared to Russia, it is a small player in terms of space missions.
ISRO congratulated Roscosmos on the successful launch of Luna 25 and said on Twitter, "Congratulations to Roscosmos on the successful launch of Luna 25." It's great to have a rendezvous point on your space journey.'
So far, the spacecraft launched under the Moon mission has only reached the equator. This will be the first time a mission will land on the Moon's south pole.
Launched in 1976, Luna 24 returned safely to Earth with 170 grams of lunar soil. Astronomer Vladimir Sardin says that Luna 25 has a 50 percent chance of success.
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