Russia's Moon Mission Ends In Crash: Know How Luna-25 Crashed In Final Moments

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MOSCOW: Russian space agency Roscosmos said that the Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed. The crash of Luna-25 is considered a big blow for Russia. Actually, this was the first mission since 1976, which was very important for Russia, but it has not been successful.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia did not launch any lunar mission. The agency said that Luna-25 collided with the lunar surface during the propulsion maneuver.

The statement issued by the agency said, "On August 19, according to the Luna-25 flight schedule, it was accelerated to make its pre-landing elliptical orbit.At about 2:57 pm local time, Luna -25's communication system was blocked. Because of this no contact could be established".

On Saturday,Roscosmos was told that some technical problems had started coming in from Luna-25 before landing.In a statement,Roscosmos said the device entered an unexpected orbit and crashed after hitting the lunar surface.

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