Luna 25: Russia's Moon Mission

Roscosmos will launch the Luna 25 by October 2021. Roscosmos is the official space corporation of Russia responsible for space flights, aerospace research and cosmonautics programs.

Luna 25

• This mission will take a lander. The primary objective of the Luna 25 is to prove the landing technique.
  
  
• It will carry 30 kg of scientific equipment, including a robotic arm and drilling hardware, to collect soil samples.
  
  
• It will study the exosphere around the South Pole of the Moon. To date, there has been no spacecraft in this area of ​​the Moon. Many countries see this site as the location of the future moonshine.
  
  
• Roskosmos fund the project.

Payload of Lander

The Luna 25 lander will carry the following science equipment:

• ADRON-LR: It is an active gamma-ray and neutron analysis tool for studying regoliths.
  
  
• ADRON-LR: This will measure plasma in the exosphere.
  
  
• LASMA-LR: It is a mass spectrometer.
  
  
• PmL - It measures microscopic meteorites and dust.
  
  
• LIS-TV-RPM: This is imaging and infrared spectrometry of minerals.
  
  
• STS-L: This is a local imaging and panoramic device.

ESA's role in Luna 25

The European space agency is developing a package called PROSPECT for Luna 25. It will be used for drilling and sample analysis on the Moon. PROSPECT stands for Package for Resource Observation and in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration.

Other Luna Missions

The last part of the Luna series was Luna 24, which was launched in 1976. It is the third Soviet Union mission to retrieve samples in lunar surface. The first Luna mission was launched in 1970.

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