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.
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00:00 Russia's lunar mission, the Lunar-25, has ended in failure.
00:09 The spacecraft got out of control and ultimately crashed into the surface of the Moon.
00:14 This marks a disappointing end to Russia's first Moon mission in nearly half a century
00:19 as the country's state space corporation Roscosmos announced the incident.
00:25 The Lunar-25 spacecraft encountered a catastrophic failure shortly after a critical maneuver
00:30 as it was being positioned into its pre-landing orbit on Saturday.
00:35 In a statement released by Roscosmos, the agency revealed that contact with the spacecraft
00:40 had been lost due to an unforeseen issue during the critical phase of the mission.
00:45 Roscosmos made an official announcement conveying the outcome of the Lunar-25 mission.
00:50 They stated that the apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist
00:55 as a result of a collision with the surface of the Moon.
00:58 This abrupt and unexpected end marks a significant setback for Russia's space exploration ambitions
01:04 and has left the scientific and space communities worldwide in shock.
01:09 In an official statement on Telegram, Roscosmos said, "On August 19, in accordance with the
01:14 first program of the Lunar-25 spacecraft, it was planned to issue an impulse to form
01:19 its pre-landing elliptical orbit.
01:21 At about 2.57 p.m. Moscow time, communication with the Lunar-25 spacecraft was interrupted.
01:27 The measures taken on August 19 and 20 to search for the device and get in touch with
01:32 it did not produce any results.
01:35 A specially formed interdepartmental commission will deal with the issues of clarifying the
01:39 reasons for the loss of the Moon," the Russian space agency concluded.
01:42 The Lunar-25 mission was an integral part of Russia's efforts to resurrect its lunar
01:47 exploration program.
01:49 The spacecraft was designed to land on the Moon's south pole.
01:52 The failed mission was meant to serve as a precursor for more advanced lunar endeavors
01:57 paving the way for upcoming Lunar-26 and Lunar-27 missions.
02:02 Roscosmos had originally outlined the Lunar-25 mission as a significant milestone in Russia's
02:07 space exploration narrative, which was a long-awaited return to lunar exploration after 47 years
02:14 since the last successful Soviet lunar mission.
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