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 problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space programme.
I feel some sympathy for a nation that was once a pioneer of space exploration, albeit briefly. Tsiolkovsky must be turning in his grave
I feel no sympathy of course for the current administration in Russia. This must come as a blow for Putin, who presumably was counting on a successful moon-shot as a future escape path should he be called on to account for his international crimes…
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