JoeWras
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https://interestingengineering.com/...beams-back-first-images-lunar-south-pole-race
It looks like Russia will beat them to the landing. India’s mission is going to orbit longer.
Nope. It crashed.
https://spacenews.com/luna-25-crashes-into-moon-after-orbit-maneuver/
Luna-25 crashes into moon after orbit maneuver
HELSINKI — Russia’s Luna-25 mission ended in failure after crashing into the moon, space agency Roscosmos has announced.
A statement posted to the agency’s Telegram social media channel early Aug. 20 confirmed that an anomaly during an Aug. 19 maneuver to lower Luna-25’s orbit resulted in the spacecraft impacting the lunar surface.