Russian spacecraft reaches lunar orbit in preparation for moon landing

Russian spacecraft reaches lunar orbit in preparation for moon landing

Russia’s Luna-25 space probe enters lunar orbit in first Russian mission to the moon in almost 50 years.

Russia's Luna-25 probe enters moon orbit

Moscow's Luna-25 lander was successfully placed in the moon's orbit Wednesday, the first such Russian mission in almost 50 years, space agency Roscosmos announced. With the lunar launch, Moscow's first since 1976, Russia is seeking to restart and rebuild on the Soviet Union's pioneering space program. "For the first time…

Russia's Luna-25 Spacecraft Enters Moon's Orbit, Space Agency Says

Russia's lunar spacecraft entered the moon's orbit on Wednesday, a major step toward the country's ambition of being the first to land on the moon's south pole in the search for frozen water.  The Luna-25 entered the moon's orbit at 11:57 a.m. local time (0857 GMT), Russia's space corporate Roskosmos said.  Luna-25 will circle the moon, the Earth's only natural satellite, for about five days, then change course for a soft landing on the lunar so…

Russian Luna-25 probe enters Moon orbit

MOSCOW: The Luna-25 lander was successfully placed in the Moon’s orbit on Wednesday, the first such Russian mission in almost 50 years, the space agency Roscosmos announced.

Russia says Luna-25 mission entered lunar orbit

Mission will conduct research on Moon’s south pole for 1 year, search for water sources, study space rays, says space agency - Anadolu Ajansı

Russia's Luna-25 moon lander reaches lunar orbit

Luna-25, Russia's first moon mission in nearly half a century, has reached lunar orbit, the nation's space agency Roscosmos reported today (Aug. 16).