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  • Various - Russia's Luna-25 space craft 'ceased to exist' after collidin

    From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 20 15:38:40 2023
    XPost: alt.astronomy, alt.fan.heinlein

    The Associated Press
    Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon, ending its bid to
    reach the lunar south pole
    1 hour ago

    ---- seems like some interesting choices of words.

    The Verge
    Russia's Luna-25 space craft 'ceased to exist' after colliding with the
    Moon.
    1 hour ago

    CNN
    Russia's first lunar mission in decades crashes into the moon
    4 hours ago

    Reuters
    Factbox: Russia's Luna-25 moon mission fails: what you need to know
    12 hours ago

    SpaceNews
    Luna-25 crashes into moon after orbit maneuver
    12 hours ago


    Also, "The Verge" said this:

    Luna-25’s Moon-bound mission began in 2015, and this landing was meant
    to be a precursor to an eventual crewed mission to the Moon in 2029.
    This mission is an unfortunate setback for Roscosmos, which Russia has
    starved of funding in favor of its military, writes BBC.

    Landing on the Moon is no mean feat, and efforts to do so are frequently
    met with failure and disappointment. Earlier this year, Japanese startup
    ispace lost contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander after a
    three-month trip, and an Israeli Moon-landing mission ended in
    catastrophe in 2019 when the Beresheet spacecraft’s engine failed during final descent. The ISRO also reported a failure the same year as it lost contact with the Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander as it crashed on descent.

    The United States is currently planning a crewed Moon landing for 2025.

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  • From Jim Wilkins@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 20 19:23:07 2023
    XPost: alt.astronomy, alt.fan.heinlein

    Luna-25 has successfully completed its secret mission to destroy the hidden moon base the Ukrainians inherited from their Nazi partners.

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to Jim Wilkins on Sun Aug 20 16:27:02 2023
    XPost: alt.astronomy, alt.fan.heinlein

    On 8/20/23 16:23, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    Luna-25 has successfully completed its secret mission to destroy the
    hidden moon base the Ukrainians inherited from their Nazi partners.

    Good one!

    I am somewhat surprised that (so far) they (Russian bloggers or
    the FSB writers) are not claiming that success.

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