Home News and Society Russian first moon mission in nearly 50 years blasts off, expected to land on August 23

Russian first moon mission in nearly 50 years blasts off, expected to land on August 23

Space mission: A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft took off on Friday (August 11) on Russia’s first moon mission in about 50 years, in a race to touch down on the Moon ahead of India’s Chandrayaan-3.Space mission: A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft took off on Friday (August 11) on Russia’s first moon mission in about 50 years, in a race to touch down on the Moon ahead of India’s Chandrayaan-3.