Russia's Luna-25 crashes into Moon, Chandrayaan-3 now sole contender to win race for South Pole

Russia's lunar mission, the Luna-25, has ended in failure. The spacecraft got out of control and ultimately crashed into the surface of the Moon. This marks a disappointing end to Russia's first moon mission in nearly half a century, as the country's state space corporation, Roscosmos, announced the incident. The Luna-25 spacecraft encountered a catastrophic failure shortly after a critical manoeuvre as it was being positioned into its pre-landing orbit on Saturday. In a statement released by Roscosmos, the agency revealed that contact with the spacecraft had been lost due to an unforeseen issue during this critical phase of the mission. #Luna25 #Roscosmos #Russia #RussiaLunarMission #Moon #Luna25Failure #RussiaMoonMission ~PR.151~ED.103~HT.97~

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While India's Chandrayaan-3 is expected to land on Moon's south pole on August 23, Russia's lunar spacecraft Luna-25 may make a soft landing on August 21.