Russia's pilotless Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after its engines failed to shut down properly, space agency Roscosmos confirmed Monday.
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The spacecraft's engines did not shut down properly after being turned on to enter a"pre-landing orbit," causing it to crash onto the lunar surface.crashed into the moon after its engines failed to shut down correctly, and he blamed the country's decades-long pause in lunar exploration for the mishap.
"Instead of the planned 84 seconds, it worked for 127 seconds. This was the main reason for the emergency," Borisov told Russian state news channel Russia 24. Luna-25 launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East on Aug. 10. The spaceport is a pet project of Russian President Vladimir Putin and key to his efforts to make Russia a space superpower.
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