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Preliminary data shows Luna-25 lunar probe collided with Moon’s surface – Roscosmos
Tass ^ | 8/20/23 | Tass

Posted on 08/20/2023 3:58:01 AM PDT by hardspunned

MOSCOW, August 20. /TASS/. The Luna-25 automatic lunar station, according to unconfirmed data, has been destroyed after colliding with the Moon’s surface, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos told journalists on Sunday.

The agency recalled that on August 19 that the lunar probe was scheduled to receive propulsion thrust to descend into its landing trajectory on the Moon's elliptical orbit.

"At about 2:57 p.m. Decree time, the connection with the Luna-25 automatic lunar probe was lost," according to Roscosmos.

(Excerpt) Read more at tass.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: astronomy; luna25; moon; roscosmos; roskosmos; russia; science; space; themoon
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Better call Elon.
1 posted on 08/20/2023 3:58:02 AM PDT by hardspunned
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To: hardspunned

Looks like the frontlines are going to receive a bunch of new “volunteers”
And the hits keep coming


2 posted on 08/20/2023 4:10:19 AM PDT by blitz128
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connection with the Luna-25 automatic lunar probe was lost,

CIA.

3 posted on 08/20/2023 4:13:32 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: hardspunned

In other words, Pravda: Moscow Winning another Front.


4 posted on 08/20/2023 4:16:14 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: hardspunned

Colliding with the moon surface is much better than crashing into it


5 posted on 08/20/2023 4:18:17 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Guns don't kill people, Democrats do. )
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To: hardspunned

Russia’s Luna-25 Crashes On The Moon As Chandrayaan-3 Readies For Touchdown | Watch

Published on Aug 20, 2023 04:18 PM IST

https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/world-news/russias-luna-25-crashes-on-the-moon-as-chandrayaan-3-readies-for-touchdown-watch-101692528382926-amp.html


6 posted on 08/20/2023 4:20:24 AM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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7 posted on 08/20/2023 4:45:19 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: VeniVidiVici

8 posted on 08/20/2023 4:45:42 AM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: hardspunned

Damn.


9 posted on 08/20/2023 4:49:07 AM PDT by null and void (It's 10 o'clock, does the president know where he is?)
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To: GaltAdonis

LOL!


10 posted on 08/20/2023 4:57:45 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Guns don't kill people, Democrats do. )
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To: hardspunned

There’s a moon in the sky.

It’s called the Moon.


11 posted on 08/20/2023 5:01:32 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: hardspunned

That Wascally moon! it moved at the last second. that Lander didn’t stand a chance and all it left on the surface is a tick mark...and you know what That means right? yep! it’s now just another Luna tick.


12 posted on 08/20/2023 5:12:06 AM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star )
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To: Fido969

Khan!


13 posted on 08/20/2023 5:35:52 AM PDT by epluribus_2
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To: hardspunned

They certainly beat India to achieving a lunar landing.


14 posted on 08/20/2023 6:10:07 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (The power of the press is not in what it includes, rather, it's in that which is omitted.)
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To: hardspunned

“collided with the moon”

Who had the right of way?


15 posted on 08/20/2023 6:12:01 AM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: VeniVidiVici

Exactly. At least it didn’t crash.

What a silly headline.


16 posted on 08/20/2023 6:43:56 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: VeniVidiVici

It is funny to read the whole article for the stilted english translation.


17 posted on 08/20/2023 6:57:43 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: Redmen4ever

The one who didn’t have collision insurance.


18 posted on 08/20/2023 10:35:15 AM PDT by scottiemom (As a retired Texas public school teacher, I highly recommend private school. Written in 2015.)
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19 posted on 08/20/2023 10:36:51 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: hardspunned; Chode; SkyDancer; Salamander; Carriage Hill; Lockbox; MtnClimber; nascarnation; ...
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20 posted on 08/20/2023 11:09:23 AM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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