We could see the first successful Russian lunar landing in 50 years later this year, at least that's the Kremlin's hope.
According to reports, the Russian Federation is set to launch a rocket into space on Friday, August 11. That rocket will be the first part of a mission known as Luna-25, which Russia hopes will prove successful, as two previous missions to land on cosmic bodies have both failed, with the two rockets crashing into the Pacific Ocean.
Because of the utter failure in the country’s past, this mission is extremely important for future space exploration in Russia. As such, getting the rocket and lander to the moon without incident will probably cause the mission to be deemed a success, whether or not the lander can actually touch down without incident.might not seem difficult, but it’s actually one of the more difficult places to land, and other countries have struggled similarly with the notion.
If Russia’s lunar landing mission makes it out of the atmosphere, the real struggle is putting the spacecraft in orbit and then touching down. The moon’s atmosphere is very thin, making it impossible for drag to slow the spacecraft as it enters the atmosphere and barrels toward the surface. As such, the spacecraft will either need to slow its descent with orbital insertions or rely on boosters to slow it as it nears the ground.
The Luna-25 lander is also known as the Luna-Glob Lander and has a robotic arm that it can use to collect surface samples from the moon and eight onboard scientific instruments. reports that the mission is expected to last around a year, but the Russian lunar lander will only be active for two weeks or so.
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