The Kremlin said Tuesday that Russia will not give up its ambitions to take a spacecraft to the Moon after its first lunar mission in almost 50 years failed earlier this month on the surface of the Moon, following an incident during pre-launch maneuvers. landing. . Days later, a mission from India successfully landed near the south pole of Earth’s natural satellite.
“We know that the path to the stars runs through thorns. The main goal is to continue the Russian program. The plans are quite ambitious and they will be realized,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that the failed mission was not a reason. “pull your hair out”
The Luna-25 mission was intended to mark Moscow’s return to independent exploration of the Moon in the face of financial troubles, corruption scandals and increasing isolation from the West. The last time Russia landed a probe on the Moon was in 1976, before abandoning lunar exploration to pursue missions to Venus and building the Mir space station.
Source: TSF
