Russia’s mission to the moon, Luna 25, is generating interest in India too. This is because the Russian lander is likely to touch down close to the lunar South Pole a couple of days before India, taking away the title of the first country to soft-land close to the South Pole. The Russian mission was launched on August 10. It is likely to enter the moon’s orbit by August 16 and attempt the soft landing by August 21 or 22. India’s mission to the moon cannot land before August 23, when it will be lunar dawn at the landing site....