Russia’s Luna-25 lander (2023)
Luna-25—Russia’s first lunar mission in 47 years—likewise failed to achieve its goals, crashing onto the Moon on August 21, 2023. A preliminary investigation indicated that an engine burn, which was supposed to position the lander into a pre-landing orbit around the Moon, mistakenly placed it too close to the lunar surface, leading to Luna-25’s lunar smash-up.
