Russia's first moon mission since 1976 seems to be going well.
"All Luna-25 systems are functioning normally; communication with it is stable.
Sessions are being taken to measure the current navigational parameters," Roscosmos said inImages of Earth and the moon taken by Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft during its flight to the moon on August 13, 2023, from a distance of about 192,625 miles from Earth.The probe has been checking its required boxes since, according to Roscosmos.
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