All eyes were on Vostochny in Russia's Far East tonight, where the Luna-25 automatic lunar lander was launched by Russia’s space agency Roscosmos.
Unlike its Soviet predecessors which landed at the Moon’s equator, Luna-25 is supposed to make a soft landing at the South Pole, in an area with more challenging terrain. Then, the mission will examine the lunar soil for the presence of ice.
Watch the broadcast of the historic launch on Sputnik India!