The countrys space agency Roscosmos said it lost contact with the spacecraft on Saturday after it ran into trouble
The unmanned spacecraft was aiming to be the first ever to land on the south pole of the Moon, an area scientists believe could hold important reserves of frozen water and precious elements.Luna 25 spacecraft was scheduled to attempt a soft lunar landing on 21 Aug. 21 near Boguslawsky crater, located approximately 70 degrees south latitude in the vicinity of the south polar region of the moon.
The Luna-25 mission launched on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East on 10 August., Luna-25 had been expected to stay on the Moon for a year, collecting soil samples and looking for water – an ingredient enthusiasts hope could be used to make rocket fuel for future launches and support potential colonies living there.cooperation with the West over its military campaign in Ukraine.
While Russia has said it intends to use the International Space Station until 2028, the European Space Agency has dropped plans to cooperate with Moscow on Moon and Mars missions. Moscow last landed a probe, Luna-24, on the Moon in 1976 and then shifted away from lunar exploration in favour of missions to Venus and building the Mir space station, AFP reported.
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