Out of Orbit: Luna-25 Malfunctions, and Future of the Russian Mission Is Uncertain – Lander Was To Touch Down on the Moon’s South Pole on Monday
The space race of sorts that we are living these last few days just got a big dramatic twist, as the Luna-25 glitches and is feared by some to be lost.
Reuters reported:
“An ‘abnormal situation’ occurred at Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft on Saturday as it was preparing to transfer to its pre-landing orbit, Russia’s national space agency Roskosmos said.
The Russian spacecraft is scheduled to land on the south pole of the moon on Monday, part of a big power race to explore a part of the moon which scientists think may hold frozen water and precious elements.
Watch Below: Luna-25 takes off.
‘During the operation,
