Russia is planning to launch a lunar mission for the first time in nearly five decades on Friday, in competition with India’s Chandrayaan-3 program. The Russian lunar lander ‘Luna 25’ can touch down on the moon’s surface before Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.Russia is planning to launch a lunar mission for the first time in nearly five decades on Friday, in competition with India’s Chandrayaan-3 program. The Russian lunar lander ‘Luna 25’ can touch down on the moon’s surface before Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.