Russia s Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday.Communication with Luna-25 was lost at 2:57 pm (1157 GMT) on Saturday, Roscosmos
investigation would be launched into the causes of the crash, without giving any indication of what technical problems might have
occurred.With Luna-25, Moscow had hoped to build on the legacy of its Soviet-era Luna programme, marking a return to independent lunar
exploration in the face of growing isolation from the West.The 800-kilogram Luna-25 probe was to have made a soft landing on the lunar south
to explore the moons of Mars failed due to an onboard computer malfunction.Roscosmos boss Yuri Borisov had said the venture would be
AFP--Agencies