Vostochny, Amur, Russian Far East (near the border with China). An R-7 Soyuz 2.1b rocket launches the Luna-25 mission, the historic first lunar mission, 47 years after Luna-24. The Luna-25 mission competes with the Indian Chandrayaan-3 mission, which launched on July 14. Luna-25 is scheduled to land near the lunar South Pole on August 21, while Chandrayaan-3, also near the lunar South Pole and not far from Luna-25’s target site, is scheduled for August 23, just two days later.
