Moon Mission

Synopsis Russia's first mission to the moon in nearly 45 years has failed, as its Luna-25 spacecraft reportedly spun out of control and collided with the moon. Planned to execute a soft landing at the South Pole on 21 August, the mission was intended to return to the glory days…

Last Updated: 20th August, 2023 16:11 IST Russia's 47-year anticipation for lunar exploration ended as Luna-25 lander crashed into the Moon due to an off-design orbit shift. Graphical representation of Russia's Luna-25 mission. | Image: Roscosmos Luna-25, the Russian spacecraft, crashed into the Moon after  unexpectedly shifting into an off-design orbit,…

A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia. Reuters File Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years looked to be on the verge of disaster when Moscow…

Russia moon mission failsLuna-25 crashes into the moonFailure is a blow to Russian space prestigeSoviet space veteran: Luna-25 was my last hopeMOSCOW, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Russia's first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a…

Editor’s Note (8/21/23): On August 20 Russia’s space agency announced that a glitch had caused the Luna-25 spacecraft to crash into the moon, ending the mission. Half a century after the cold war drove the Soviet Union to send a host of robots to the moon, Russia is attempting a lunar return…

Russia launched a spacecraft Friday that is headed to the moon — its first attempt since 1976, around when the Soviet Union and United States were in deep competition for space dominance during the Cold War. Moscow is hoping to make history, in a race to be the first country…

Russia has launched uncrewed spacecraft to the Moon’s south pole — its first lunar mission in 47 years. If successful, the mission would be the first to land in the region, and could mark the start of considerable activity there from multiple countries and private companies. “It’s an area where…

A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft. The launch from Russia’s Vostochny spaceport in the Far East of the Luna-25 craft to the moon is Russia’s first…

The Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 is rolled out onto the launchpad ahead of its launch at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region, Russia, August 8, 2023. — ReutersRussia has propelled its inaugural moon-landing spacecraft into the skies after a 47-year hiatus.  The mission aims…

Author of the article: Associated Press Jim Heintz And Emma Burrows Published Aug 10, 2023  •  Last updated Aug 11, 2023  •  2 minute read In this photo released by Roscosmos State Space Corporation, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the moon lander Luna-25 automatic station takes off from a launch pad…