Russian Space Probe Crashed Into Moon Because It ’Forgot’ To Turn On Critical Hardware

We now have a pretty good idea of why Russia’s lunar lander crashed into the moon, it was due to a software error which failed to activate the inertial measurement unit, leaving the spacecraft unable to know when it had completed a critical maneuver. As a result the maneuver was performed for longer than intended leading the spacecraft to crash into the moon. Based on new information from Roscosmos latest telegram post Visuals all made using Juno New Origins and Utkin’s detailed model of Luna 25 Follow me on Twitter for more updates: I have a discord server where I regularly turn up: If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon