for the first time in 47 years, russia has successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft to the moon. the lunar 25 is expected to enter an orbit around the earth before transferring to a lunar orbit and then descend to the surface of the moon. lunar and indian spacecraft both expected to land august 23. it is really a race to see which country will land first. three, two, one, release, release, release. more than a decade after it began selling tickets, virgin galactic has finally launched its first tourists to the edge of space. the spacecraft bss unity traveled more than 80 kilometers above the earth s surface, altitude the u.s. government considers to be the boundary of the outer space. it carried three paying customers on board.
and the ongoing support of our union allies. for the first time in 47 years russia has successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft to the moon. the lunar 25 is expected to enter an orbit around earth before transferring to a lunar orbit, and then descend to the surface of the moon. the luna and the indian spacecraft that launch last month are expected to land on the moon s south pole on august 23rd. so, it is a race to see which country will land first. more than a decade after we began selling tickets to space, virgin galactic has finally launched a first tourists to the edge of space. five, three, two, one, release, release, release. the spacecraft traveled more than 80 kilometers above the earth surface. the altitude the u.s. government considers to be the boundary of outer space. it carried three paying customers, former olympian who