Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch, space agency says

Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon

Space agency says the craft has crashed after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit.

Lost in Space: Russia Confirms That Luna-25 Has Crashed in the Moon Surface After Failed Orbital Maneuver

In a sad development for the Russian space program and for lovers of space exploration all over the world, space agency Roscosmos has confirmed that, following an emergency – or glitch – the Lunar-25 went into a wrong orbital trajectory, and ended up crashing into the surface of the moon.

Russia's pilotless Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon

The lunar south pole is of particular interest to scientists, who believe rocks in the permanently shadowed polar craters may contain frozen water.

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft destroyed in crash landing on Moon

Russia's Luna-25 lunar lander has been destroyed after crashing into the moon, the nation's space agency said Sunday.

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon

Russia's first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 spacecraft 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 program.

Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch in pre-landing maneuver - West Hawaii Today

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia reported an “abnormal situation” Saturday on its moon-bound Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched earlier this month.