2023-08-20 09:15:50
A Soyuz rocket with the Luna-25 lander blasts off from the launch pad at the Vostochny cosmodrome, in the Amur region, August 11, 2023. HANDOUT / AFP
The Luna-25 probe, Russia’s first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Moon following an incident during pre-landing manoeuvres, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday, August 20.
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.”
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