The unmanned craft was due to make a soft landing on the Moon's south pole.

Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning into an uncontrolled orbit, officials say.

The unmanned craft was due to make a soft landing on the Moon’s south pole, but failed after encountering issues as it moved into its pre-landing orbit.

It was Russia’s first Moon mission in almost 50 years.

The spacecraft was scheduled to land on Monday to explore a part of the Moon which scientists think could hold frozen water and precious elements.

Roskosmos, Russia’s state space corporation, said it lost contact with the Luna-25 shortly after running into difficulties.

  • theodewere
    1•1 year ago

    are you saying we can’t find a way to ruin that thing for future life… hold my lunar module, son…

    • @[email protected]
      1•1 year ago

      WTF is ‘future life?’

      No air, no water, either blasted by unfiltered sunlight or near absolute zero. It’s a lifeless rock.

      • theodewere
        1•1 year ago

        okay how about this… we develop terraforming tech in the near future, but something we’re doing to the surface water there now (for example), spoils this process forever on our own Moon… because WE weren’t careful and polluted the environment for them… i think that sounds like something we could accomplish…