Russia ’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon

Craft spun into ‘unpredictable’ orbit before planned touchdown could take place, Russia’s state space corporation saysRussia ’s first moon mission in 47 years has failed after its Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the moon, dealing a significant setback to the embattled Russian space programme’s attempt to revive its Soviet-era prestige.The state space corporation Roscosmos said it had lost contact with the craft at 1157 GMT on Saturday after a problem as the craft was shunted into pre-landing orbit. A soft landing had been planned for Monday.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Roth and agencies Tags: Russia The moon Science Europe Space World news Source Type: news