The destruction of the robotic Luna-25 probe, which crashed onto the surface of the moon over the weekend, reflects the endemic problems that have dogged the Russian space industry since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.
THE glittering towers of the Moscow City business district dominate the skyline of the Russian capital. The sleek glass-and-steel buildings designed to attract investment amid an economic boom in the early 2000s are a dramatic, modern contrast to the rest of the more than 800-year-old city.