In this handout photo released by the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage carrying the Luna-25 moon lander developed by S.A. Lavochkin Research and Production Association is transported from an assembling hangar to a launchpad of the Vostochny cosmodrome ahead of its upcoming launch on August 11, in Amur Region, Russia. Luna-25 is going to be the first mission on the Moon, launched by Roscosmos, after the 1970s Soviet Luna programme. The main task of the mission is to test the basic technologies of soft landing in the near-polar region and to explore the south pole of the Moon. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
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- Package: Russia Space Moon Lander
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Amur region, Russia
- Event date: 08.08.2021
- Date published: 08.08.2023
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Russian Space Agency Roscosmos / RSC "Energia»
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5165x3354px, 10.1Mb
- Job-ID: b1ea9bc0f1c0f344