Russia's Luna-25 probe crashes on Moon: space agencyA Roscosmos photo showing Luna-25 on its flight to the Moon on Aug 16. MOSCOW: The Luna-25 probe, Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Moon after an incident during pre-landing manoeuvres, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday. The 800-kilogram Luna-25 probe was to have made a soft landing on Monday on the lunar south pole -- the first in history. - Space race -But on Saturday, Roscosmos said an "emergency" had been detected during a manoeuvre by the probe prior to its Moon landing, preventing the operation from being carried out. India's competing space probe, Chandrayaan-3, entered the Moon's orbit earlier in August and also hopes to land on the south pole.

Source: Bangkok Post August 20, 2023 16:58 UTC