Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space programme.
did they mistake the moon for an ukrainian hospital or something?
WhyYesZoidberg
“The apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the Moon,” Roskosmos said in a statement.
It has ceased to exist, it is bereft of life! This is an ex-apparatus!
There, it moved!
He’s just pinin’ for the feeyords
So Boeing did the flight software?
Russia isn’t the Soviet Union, they clearly are unable to control the little technology they have left.
So the Special Lunar Operation didn’t go as planned? I thought they said it would only take three days…
Any news on how the Indian one did?
I expected Russia’s to blow up on launch, so bully for them for getting it to the moon, but India was scheduled to launch one yesterday too, and I’m far more intrigued about how they faired.
Scheduled for Wednesday to land on the moon
Lol Russia rly became a laughing stock lately…
Lately?
Post-Soviet decline?
Their last attempt at a lander was in 1976 which is (checks notes) smack dab in the middle of the Soviet era … and it crashed too.
The impact site should be given a suitable name to remember this event. Fascist’s Folly? Dictator’s Demise?
Glory to Ukraine.
This sparks joy.
This is my happy thought.
