https://archive.li/10BV3

The unmanned craft was due to make a soft landing on the Moon’s south pole, but failed after encountering problems as it moved into its pre-landing orbit.

It was Russia’s first Moon mission in almost 50 years.

Russia has been racing to the Moon’s south pole against India, whose Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is scheduled to land on there next week.

No country has ever landed on the south pole before, although both the US and China have landed softly on the Moon’s surface.

No report on whether or not Russia was attempting to use repurposed anti-ship missiles like the ones they use to attack schools and hospitals here on Earth.

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    1 year ago

    Cutting corners due to the money being spirited away by corrupt officials. This is Russia after all.

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      That’s part of the cause, not the reason why it actually failed. The people at Roscosmos do work pretty hard even though underpaid and understaffed.

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        1 year ago

        Hard to make a rocket when you are afraid of windows above ground floor.

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          1 year ago

          Definitely shouldn’t be depending on what design step you’re working on, these comments are weird and unproductive.