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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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[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 61 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I didn't know they have schools on the moon. Or was it a power station?

[–] SpicyPeaSoup@kbin.social 32 points 2 years ago

Maternity ward.

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 46 points 2 years ago

Aww man…

I like it when space stuff works and when it explodes it makes me sad :(

(Unless there’s a billionaire on board)

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 45 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

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.

Yeah, Russia should be like heckin' wholesome NASA and their peaceful apolitical former SS officers who never bombed any hospitals or schools instead.

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[–] NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml 42 points 2 years ago (14 children)

Comments exactly what I expected. Disappointed how many people here are knee jerk celebrating the failure. Feels like being in a room full of Republicans when someone says anything about Mexico or Islam.

I hope they fix their shit for Luna 26 for the sake of science and human discovery.

[–] ElHexo@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago

It's disappointing particularly because it would have been the first landing on the south pole.

It's also a bit silly because NASA hasn't exactly being doing so well since their last moon landing more than half a century ago.

[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You know normally I would applaud them. Happy when China has a success. Screw Russia though. This was a propaganda mission to get a win. The fact that did it in a rush to beat another country is typical of their philosophy. There was little science in this but mostly just dick waving.

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[–] clb92@feddit.dk 39 points 2 years ago

Special lunar operation.

[–] taylus@lemmy.ml 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

“This is all the West’s fault!”

[–] RuthlessCriticism@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago (70 children)

This but unironically. In general though, there is nothing more galling than liberals complaining about Russia. You made it this way. This is on you. First you destroy the soviet union, then you reconfigure the politics and economy of Russia, and then you have the audacity to complain about the very thing you caused.

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[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 33 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What's the problem. It was a lunar lander. It landed on the moon. Mission accomplished.

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[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Obviously it was not a moon rocket, but a Drone aimed for Kiev.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The moon needed to be de-nazified.

[–] Haus@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well, hopefully India has more success.

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Whatever scientific data humanity would gain from such a success is in no way worth the decade of triumphant screeching from Hindu nationalists that would result.

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

There’s gonna be nationalistic screeching no matter what, like I’m sure it felt in the 30 years after the US moon landing

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[–] CascadeOfLight@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

The fall of the Soviet Union and its consequences for the human race

[–] TheMadnessKing@lemdro.id 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As someone fond of science, its kinda heart breaking as many people spends decades of work to make this stuff and their dreams get crushed when these fail. Hope they fix and launch another one.

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[–] iridaniotter@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 2 years ago (5 children)
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[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (7 children)

The US should put a lander together out of trash for shits and giggles and have it land perfectly.

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[–] SexMachineStalin@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Of course the BBC has to throw in that bit of kkkracker cope at the end. Nevermind how challenging a south pole landing would be relative to elsewhere on the moon.

:bathroom:

[–] TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

I always suspected that it was just a missile painted like a rocket.

[–] jawsua@lemmy.one 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Good news:

moon's no longer haunted

[–] ElHexo@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

The Soviets were the last to land on the moon (other than China).

NASA has been too busy pissing money into the Shuttle and SLS industry subsidy programs. I think they have a couple micro lander projects on the go though, slated for next year or the year after.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

It seems that a dish washer's controller isn't suitable for moon landing after all.

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