Russia Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon: Roscosmos

Russia Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon: Roscosmos

MOSCOW: The Luna-25 probe, Russia first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Moon after an incident during pre-landing manoeuvres, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday.
Communication with Luna-25 was lost at 2:57 pm (1157 GMT) on Saturday, Roscosmos said.
According to preliminary findings, the lander "has ceased to exist following a collision with the Moon surface", Roscosmos said.