Race In Space! Will Russia's Luna-25 Beat Chandrayaan-3 To Be First On Moon's South Pole?

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Russia plans to launch a lunar mission this week triggering a race with India's Chandrayaan-3

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Russia hopes to return to the Moon for the first time in nearly fifty years

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For Luna-25 lander's Launch, Soyuz rocket had been assembled at the Vostochny cosmodrome

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The lander weighs around 800 kg will land in Lunar South pole

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The launch from the Vostochny cosmodrome will take place 4 weeks after India sent Chandrayaan-3

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Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander will touch down the pole on August 23

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The craft is slated to embark on a five-day journey to the Moon, followed by 5-7 days in lunar orbit

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Navigating moon's south pole is quite challenging due to ice abundance

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Ice could be used for drinking water, oxygen and as fuel reservoir

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