"Russia's Luna 25: A Historic Return to the Moon After 47 Years"

Russia is set to launch the Luna 25 spacecraft, the first Russian mission to the Moon in 47 years. The spacecraft, developed by NPO Lavochkin, will focus on soft landing technologies and explore the south pole of the Moon. Luna 25 is equipped with scientific instruments to study the lunar soil, radiation background, and the lunar exosphere. If successful, Russia plans to launch the Luna 26 orbiter, followed by the Luna 27 lander and Luna 28, which will bring regolith with ice back to Earth. The fate of these missions depends on the success of Luna 25.