Luna-25 was a part of Russia’s ambitious plan to revive its lunar exploration program and demonstrate its technological prowess in space.
Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, said in a statement that its specialists were working to analyze the situation and find a solution. It did not reveal the nature of the problem or whether it would affect the landing attempt. “An abnormal situation occurred on board the automatic station, which did not allow the maneuver to be performed with the specified parameters,” Roscosmos said.
Luna-25’s failure is a major blow to Russia’s space program, which has been struggling to keep up with its rivals since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia has not attempted a moon mission since Luna-24 in 1976 when Leonid Brezhnev ruled the Kremlin. Luna-25 was supposed to execute a soft landing on the south pole of the moon, a feat that has never been achieved before by any country.
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