{"id":2007369,"date":"2023-08-21T19:03:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T23:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-plays-the-blame-game-after-return-to-moon-catastrophically-fails\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T19:06:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T23:06:49","slug":"russia-plays-the-blame-game-after-return-to-moon-catastrophically-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-plays-the-blame-game-after-return-to-moon-catastrophically-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia blames others for failed return to Moon."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-plays-the-blame-game-after-return-to-moon-catastrophically-fails%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2007369&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Luna-25 Mission: A Setback in Russia&#8217;s Lunar Exploration<\/h2>\n<p>The head of Russia\u2019s space\u200b agency said\u2064 Monday that the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after its engines failed to shut down correctly, and he blamed the country\u2019s decades-long pause in lunar\u2063 exploration for the mishap.<\/p>\n<p>The pilotless Luna-25 had been scheduled to land Monday while aiming to become the first spacecraft \u2062to \u2062touch down on the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-luna-25-spacecraft-produces-first-results-space-agency-says\/\" title=\"Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft achieves initial outcomes, confirms space agency.\">south \u2064pole<\/a> of the\u2064 moon, an area where \u2062scientists believe important\u200b reserves \u2063of frozen water and precious elements might \u2064exist.<\/p>\n<p>Roscosmos Director General\u2063 Yury Borisov said the spacecraft\u2019s engines\u200d were turned on\u2064 over the weekend \u200dto put Luna-25 into a \u201cpre-landing orbit\u201d but did not shut down properly, plunging the lander onto \u200dthe moon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of the planned 84 seconds,\u2064 it worked for 127 seconds. This was the main reason for the emergency,\u201d Borisov told Russian state news channel Russia \u200c24.<\/p>\n<p>Roscosmos had \u2063contact with the spacecraft until \u20642:57 p.m. local time Saturday, when \u200dcommunication was lost and \u201cthe device passed into an open lunar orbit and crashed into the surface of the moon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The lunar mission was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-russia-threatens-global-nuclear-fire-ukrainian-drone-strikes-moscow-no-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia\u2019s<\/a> first since 1976, when it \u2062was part\u2062 of the \u2063Soviet\u200d Union.<\/p>\n<p>Only three countries have managed\u2064 successful moon landings: the United\u200d States, the Soviet Union and China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe negative experience of interrupting the lunar program for almost 50 years is the main reason for the failures,\u201d Borisov said, adding \u201cit would be the worst decision ever\u201d for Russia to end the program now.<\/p>\n<h3>Will Russia ever be able to challenge America in a new space race?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>Completing this poll entitles you \u2063to The Western Journal news\u2064 updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Luna-25 was in a race with \u2064an Indian \u200cspacecraft\u200c launched on July 14 to be the first to\u2063 reach the\u200c south\u200d pole. Both were expected to reach the moon between Aug. 21 and Aug. 23.<\/p>\n<p>A previous Indian attempt to land at the moon\u2019s south\u2063 pole\u200c in 2019 ended when the spacecraft crashed into the moon\u2019s\u200c surface.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At \u2063least they can say they made it to the surface before India <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clint \u2064Thomsen (@bmariner) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bmariner\/status\/1693362712276066497?\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Luna-25 launched from\u200b the Vostochny\u2064 Cosmodrome in Russia\u2019s\u2062 Far East on Aug.\u200d 10. The spaceport is a pet project of Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-putin-issues-dire-warning-us-cluster-bombs-delivered-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> and key to his efforts to make Russia\u2064 a space superpower.<\/p>\n<p>Before the launch, Roscosmos said\u2064 it wanted to\u2064 show\u200d that \u200bRussia \u201cis a state capable of \u200bdelivering\u2062 a payload to \u2062the moon\u201d and\u2062 \u201censure Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">guaranteed access<\/a> to the moon\u2019s surface.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the crash, the Russian \u200dspace agency said the \u2064moon mission was about ensuring long-term \u201cdefense capability\u201d as well\u2064 as \u201ctechnological sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe race to develop the moon\u2019s\u200d natural resources has begun,\u201d Borisov said Monday. \u201cIn the future, the\u200d moon \u2063will become\u2063 an ideal\u2064 platform for the exploration of deep space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanctions imposed on Russia \u2064since it\u200b launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/defense-behemoth-lockheed-martin-announces-just-lucrative-war-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">war in\u2064 Ukraine<\/a> nearly 18 \u200dmonths ago have affected its \u200cspace program, making it more difficult to access Western technology.<\/p>\n<p>The Luna-25 was initially meant to carry a small moon \u200brover, but the \u2064idea was abandoned\u2062 to reduce the weight of\u2062 the craft\u2063 for \u2063improved reliability, analysts said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investment-in-space-tech-reaches-massive-new-milestone\/\" title=\"Investment In Space Tech Reaches Massive New Milestone\">lunar south pole<\/a> is of particular interest to scientists, who \u2064believe the permanently shadowed polar craters may contain frozen water in the rocks that future explorers could transform\u200b into air and rocket fuel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this\u200b Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial \u2062standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/russia-plays-blame-game-return-moon-catastrophically-fails\/\">Russia Plays the\u2063 Blame\u2063 Game After \u2063Return to Moon Catastrophically Fails<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon due to engine failure, according to Russia&#8217;s space agency. The head of the agency blamed the country&#8217;s lack of lunar exploration for the mishap. 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