The Russian lunar lander that was scheduled to prowl around the moon's south polar region has crashed.
https://www.rt.com/russia/581531-russian-lunar-moon-probe/
The Russian space agency Rocosmos stated, "According to the results of a preliminary analysis… the Luna-25 spacecraft switched to a non-designated orbit and ceased to operate due to a collision with the surface of the Moon."
It sucks for the Russians, but this is the reality of doing space stuff. Catastrophes happen from time to time. NASA and SpaceX have certainly had their share. There's nothing to do about it but learn what went wrong so you can do better next time.
Hopefully the Indian lander will have better luck. We'll see on Wednesday.
