Russia pinpoints cause of moon shot failure, looks to bring next missions forward
The Kremlin has played down the failure of the mission, saying Russia will continue to pursue ambitious plans in space.
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, August 11, 2023.(photo credit: Roscosmos/Vostochny Space Centre/Handout via REUTERS)