Unfortunately, the Luna 25 lunar lander is a complete failure. The spacecraft crashed into the moon after losing touch with mission control.
This was supposed to be Russia's first lunar landing in 47 years. The mission parameters were to study soil and atmosphere at the moon's pole. The craft raced past India's Chandrayaan-3 lander, which is heading for the same region.
Did they rush? Apparently not, but the root cause of the failure could be: The war in Ukraine.
This led ESA to pull out of working on the Luna 25 project, and likely resulted in the loss of important expertise.
(I have mixed feelings...I ain't exactly a fan of Russia right now but I *am* a fan of science).
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