Russian lander experiences ‘emergency situation’ while approaching lunar surface | CNN
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Russia’s space agency said in a social media post that the issue occurred while its Luna 25 lander was completing a maneuver to put it on course for its touchdown.

The Luna 25 spacecraft reported an “emergency situation on board,” Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, said on Saturday.

An incident occurred as the spacecraft was trying to enter a pre-landing orbit, according to Roscosmos.

“During the operation, an emergency situation occurred on board the automatic station, which did not allow the maneuver to be performed with the specified parameters,” Roscosmos said in a Telegram post.

  • UFO
    11•2 years ago

    No fan of Russian leaders but their engineers are great. Hope they can figure out the issue and avoid the political drama.

    • Saganastic
      28•2 years ago

      I think most of the good engineers have left russia by now.

      • @VediusPollio
        9•2 years ago

        From what I remember, there’s a very heavy emphasis on engineering in Russia, and they produce more engineers than any other country. They may have some brain drain, but plenty to spare.

        • @Chickenstalker
          3•2 years ago

          They’re all drunk and the research money has been funneled to Dear Leader’s yatchs.

      • @[email protected]
        3•2 years ago

        While roscosmos has been a bit of a powerhouse for ISS missions they seem to have difficulty with missions beyond GEO. I hope they are able to land successfully but I wouldn’t be betting on it.