Luna-25 lander could be the first lunar lander to perform a soft landing on the lunar south pole as soon as August 21.
on Wednesday, 16 August. It is now two days into a roughly five-day orbit before touchdown is expected on the Moon around 21 August.
The landing dates are subject to change, but Luna-25 will likely beat Chandrayaan-3 to the lunar south pole by a day or two, as India's lander is currently expected to land on the Moon on 23 August.from space on Sunday, 13 August, showing the Moon and Earth from thousands of miles away.If all goes according to plan, Luna-25 will land and spend a year on the lunar south pole searching for ice water and performing a number of other scientific investigations.
The lander features eight instruments, including a laser mass spectrometer, to help it analyze lunar soil, search for ice water, and investigate the Moon's incredibly thin atmosphere. NASA also eventually aims to reach the lunar south pole and establish a permanent colony on the Moon with its Artemis program. The Artemis III mission is currently scheduled for 2025 and it is set to be the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972.
The first US lander to reach the lunar south pole, meanwhile, will likely be a privately-built spacecraft developed by Intuitive Machines. The Houston-based company recently announced its
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