Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon
by Andrew Roth and agencies from Science | The Guardian on (#6E0E3)
Craft spun into unpredictable' orbit before planned touchdown could take place, Russia's state space corporation says
Russia'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.
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