August 20, 2023 5:21 AM ET By The Associated Press
FILE – In this image made from video released by Roscosmos State Space Corporation, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the moon lander Luna-25 automatic station takes off from a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023.AP
MOSCOW — The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon.
Russia’s unmanned robot lander crashed after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country’s space agency Roscosmos reported.
The launch earlier this month was Russia’s first since 1976 when it was part of the Soviet Union. The crash comes after Roscosmos reported an “abnormal situation” that its specialists were analyzing on Saturday.
“During the operation, an abnormal situation occurred on board the automatic station, which did not allow the maneuver to be performed with the specified parameters,” Roscosmos said in a Telegram post.
Sponsor MessageThe spacecraft was scheduled to land on the south pole of the moon on Monday, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft.
The lunar south pole is of particular interest to scientists, who believe the permanently shadowed polar craters may contain water. The frozen water in the rocks could be transformed by future explorers into air and rocket fuel.
Another reality check for the nazi Moskali. They can only destroy.
“The spacecraft was scheduled to land on the south pole of the moon on Monday, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft.”
It certainly got there before the Indian spacecraft. Maybe the Indians can pick up the pieces and return them to russia. 🤣
Or crash alongside their buddy’s moon “lander”.
Great idea
“During the operation, an abnormal situation occurred on board the automatic station, which did not allow the maneuver to be performed with the specified parameters,”
I guess he means the washing machine chips failed big time. What a joke of a country!
Russia’s unmanned robot lander crashed after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit…………………Which washing program make it spun? Colour, White, Wool, Cotton,……………
Spin-dry. 😁
Hahahaha….now Putin is invading the Moon?……….NAZIS!!
Earlier, Roskosmos actively praised the station and stated that it would be able to land even in areas with difficult terrain.
“In terms of landing, Luna-25 is fundamentally different from its predecessors: Soviet lunar stations landed in the equatorial zone, the new station should make a soft landing in the near-polar region with a significantly more complex terrain,” the agency said.
“In terms of landing, Luna-25 is fundamentally different from its predecessors: So far I agree……………………………………..hahahahahahahahaahahahaha
This is what happens when you use washing machine parts. As soon as the ship went into the spin cycle, it was doomed.
This is the same shithole that doesn’t even provide indoor plumping for large swaths of its country, but wants to engage in space exploration. Those days died with the death of the soviet union, when Ukrainian scientists and engineers played a vital role in its space program.
I assume this story will get buried in russian media, never to be spoken about again. Next news will be the leader of Roscosmos flying out of a balcony window, probably more elegantly than the spacecraft.
Although his landing will be similar.
😁👍
I wouldn’t be surprised if Russian state media spun this into a success, being exatly the kind of “landing” that had been planned all along. :eyeroll:
According RT: Russia has discovered gravity on the Moon! We are Leaders!