Russia Says Its Luna-25 Lunar Lander Has Crashed Into The Moon
August 20th, 2023Via: Space:
Russia’s first moon lander in 47 years has crashed into the lunar surface, the country’s space agency reported on Sunday (Aug. 20).
The Luna-25 lander, which Russia had hoped would land at the south pole of the moon as early as Monday (Aug. 21), crashed into the moon after an orbital maneuver went wrong yesterday (Aug. 19), officials with Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said.
