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Russian state television had hailed the spacecraft as the country’s triumphant entry into a new moon race, but since the crash, the broadcasters have tried to play down the loss of the robotic probe.
“It raises doubts about Russia’s claims of a great power status in the eyes of the global community."
An ambitious but failed attempt by Russia to return to the moon after nearly half a century has exposed the massive challenges faced by Moscow’s once-proud space program. The destruction of the robotic Luna-25 probe, which crashed onto the surface of the moon over the weekend, reflects the endemic problems that have dogged the Russian […]
The problems plaguing the Russian space industry include the loss of key technologies in the post-Soviet industrial meltdown, the bruising impact of Western sanctions, a huge brain drain and widespread corruption
An ambitious but failed attempt by Russia to return to the moon after nearly half a century has exposed the massive challenges faced by Moscow's once-proud space program.