'Only Russia, the United States and China have previously achieved a controlled landing on the Moon' MOSCOW—The Luna-25 probe, Russia’s
“Only Russia, the United States and China have previously achieved a controlled landing on the Moon”
The failed mission comes as several companies and nations have entered a Moon race, and put a spotlight on the Russian space sector’s troubles —from corruption to lack of innovation and partnerships.According to preliminary findings, the lander “has ceased to exist following a collision with the Moon’s surface..
With Luna-25, Moscow had hoped to build on the legacy of its Soviet-era Luna programme, marking a return to independent Moon exploration in the face of financial troubles and corruption scandals at the program and growing isolation from the West. The Luna-25 launch was postponed several times in the last five years, Yegorov said, “because of sanctions imposed on Russia in response to seizing Crimea.”“Science, fundamental research, some kind of humanistic ideas about space colonization, about revealing the secrets of the universe, are clearly not a priority right now,” said Yegorov, who has denounced the Kremlin’s Ukraine offensive.
Roscosmos chief Yuri Borisov had said the venture would be “risky,” telling President Vladimir Putin in June that the probability of it succeeding was “around 70 percent.” While Russia has said it intends to use the International Space Station until 2028, the European Space Agency has dropped plans to co-operate with Moscow on Moon and Mars missions.
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