President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the first segment of Russia's new orbital station, which Moscow sees as the next logical development in space exploration after the International Space Station (ISS), should be put into operation by 2027.
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The reason behind the crash of Russian lunar mission Luna-25 last month may have been a defect in the equipment measuring acceleration and not tested in outer space before the launch, a source told Sputnik on Monday.
In a race to accomplish a soft landing on the lunar south pole against India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission, Russia’s spacecraft crash resulted in a crater.