Russia is putting the final touches on the scheduled launch of its lunar rocket to the moon.

<div class="block">Russia is putting the final touches on the scheduled launch of its lunar rocket to the moon.</div>

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Russia Prepares for Spacecraft Launch to the Moon

And Russia is putting the final touches on its scheduled launch of its lunar rocket. The country is the latest in the race to discover water on the moon. According to Russia's Space Agency, the rocket is set to lift off in Russia's early Friday morning hours. That's the evening here in the US and touch down on the moon, August 23rd. This will be the country's first lunar landing spacecraft launch in 47 years.