Russia’s mission to return to the moon after nearly 50 years ends in failure

Pictured: Satellite in Earth’s orbit (Russian Lander not pictured)

Russia’s bid to return to the moon after nearly five decades using their Luna-25 probe ended in failure on Saturday when the unmanned craft crashed into the surface of the moon according to an announcement from the Russian space agency on Sunday.

The crash was caused by a misfiring of one of its thrusters which was just one of several problems experienced on the mission with the ultimate objective of landing at the moon’s south polar region.

 

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3 Comments

  1. Amarossa
    August 22, 2023

    Why are the Russians and Americans trying to return to the moon? What minerals does the moon have? I hope its not Uranium/Plutonium they looking for to make more nuclear bombs.

  2. Canadian/ American university
    August 20, 2023

    Wish they would take Roosevelt Skerrit with them and just drop this idiot in the Red Sea or in modern day Sodom & Gomorrah

  3. Ibo France
    August 20, 2023

    His (Putin) lunar mission has failed and so will be his military invasion of Ukraine. Russia has just directed a missile attack on a hospital in Ukraine that killed a baby who was undergoing surgery.

    This bloodthirsty vampire-like creature has a proclivity for genocidal attacks on countries and the poisoning of his high profile opponents. With all those nuclear weapons at his disposal, this man is an existential threat to the whole, wide world.

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