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Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into Moon (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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

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

Russia has been racing to the Moon's south pole against India, whose Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is scheduled to land on there next week.

No country has ever landed on the south pole before, although both the US and China have landed softly on the Moon's surface.

No report on whether or not Russia was attempting to use repurposed anti-ship missiles like the ones they use to attack schools and hospitals here on Earth.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I care very much about science. However, it's not the only thing I care about, and thwarting Russia's endeavours are also right up there. Real lives are at stake as opposed to hypothetical and abstract scientific returns. If Russia's humiliation causes Putin's regime to collapse quicker then I care about that very much indeed.

How much science was really going to come out of this lander, in the grand scheme of things? Why can't that science wait?

[–] Smartboystupid 2 points 1 year ago

Well said, the guy you are talking to is a putin lover btw