Russia takes on Nasa with RETURN to the Moon in 2021 after 45-year absence
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
Apr 19 2021, 12:27 ET
RUSSIA is planning a return to the Moon this year after not landing a spacecraft there for 45 years.
A mission called Luna 25 is set to launch in October 2021 and head to the icy south pole on the lunar surface.
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The Russian mission aims to study Moon ice.
Lev Zelenyi, scientific advisor for the Russian Space Research Institute, said during a presentation last month: "The Moon is the centre of our program for the next decade."
Zelenyi was speaking at a virtual event hosted by the National Academy of Sciences.