By AFP
The Luna-25 probe, Russia’s first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Moon after an incident during pre-landing manoeuvres, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday.
Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon, reports Germany’s DW News citing space corporation Roskosmos pic.twitter.com/ZtxYkFHUp2
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2023
Communication with Luna-25 was lost at 2:57 pm (1157 GMT) on Saturday, Roscosmos said in a statement. According to preliminary findings, the lander “has ceased to exist following a collision with the Moon’s surface”.
The Luna-25 probe, Russia’s first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Moon after an incident during pre-landing manoeuvres, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday.
Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon, reports Germany’s DW News citing space corporation Roskosmos pic.twitter.com/ZtxYkFHUp2
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2023
Communication with Luna-25 was lost at 2:57 pm (1157 GMT) on Saturday, Roscosmos said in a statement. According to preliminary findings, the lander “has ceased to exist following a collision with the Moon’s surface”.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });