20 August 2023 at 08:36 Russian space probe crashed into the moon Russia is apparently having problems with its attempt to land on the moon’s south pole. With the Luna-25 landing craft, they are trying to beat India, which is scheduled to land on the moon on August 23. On Saturday, the Russians lost contact with Luna-25, writes the technology website Ars Technica. On Sunday, the news agency Reuters reports that Luna-25 has crashed into the moon after spinning around in an uncontrolled orbit. – The device entered an unpredictable orbit before it ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the lunar surface, says the Federal Russian Space Agency, or Roskosmos, according to Reuters. Russia has not attempted a lunar journey since Luna-24 in 1976. On Saturday, Roscosmos wrote that they are analyzing the situation after they lost contact with Luna-25. – During the operation, an emergency situation occurred on board the automatic station, which did not allow the maneuver to be carried out with the specified parameters, they wrote. Luna-25 was scheduled to land on the moon next Monday, August 21. Russia is in an intense race against India, which plans to land on the moon on August 23 with its Chandrayaan-3.
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