Russian mission fails as Luna-25 smashes into moon

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Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft - its first lunar mission in 47 years - has smashed into the moon. -AP

Russia's first moon mission in 47 years has failed after its Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the moon following a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space program.

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