Russian scientist working on moon landing disaster rushed to hospital just hours after lunar crash
Michhail Marov called the expedition the culmination of his life work
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A Russian scientist who worked on Putin’s failed moon landing mission was rushed to hospital just hours after the probe crashed.
Michhail Marov, a top astronomer, suffered a “sharp deterioration” in his health following the vessel’s failure.
The Luna-25 spacecraft was unmanned when it lost control and crashed into the surface of the moon on August 19.
The mission was Russia’s first attempt at a lunar expedition in 47 years, and Marov called it the culmination of his life’s work.
Putin ordered the Luna-25 launch as part of his plan to make Russia the world’s leading scientific power.
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Marov, one of Russia’s most highly valued physicists, was sent to hospital after his condition worsened after the crash.
The astronomer has been reported to have been devastated over the spacecraft’s failed landing.
Marov said: “It’s sad that we didn’t manage to land the device."
He called it his “last hope to see the revival of our lunar programme” which has now been left in tatters.
The physicist is keen to find out what caused the vessel to crash: “There was a mistake in the algorithms for launching into near-lunar orbit. It must be found.
“I think the answer will be found in the foreseeable future.”
From hospital, Marov told reporters: "I am under observation. How can I not worry?
“This has been very much a matter of my life. It's all very hard.”
Marov, who has been working in the space industry since the cold war, has called for Russia to continue with its efforts to explore space and stick the moon landing.
Putin ordered the Luna-25 launch as part of his plan to make Russia the world’s leading scientific power.
Russia was leading the space race at the beginning of the 1950s, as they put the first man into space.
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The Luna-25 spacecraft was the country’s first attempt to put a man on the moon since 1976
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However, the US quickly caught them up and bettered their efforts, putting a man on the Moon in 1969, which escalated tensions between the Cold War giants further.
The Luna-25 spacecraft was the country’s first attempt to land on the moon since 1976.
It is expected that Putin will fire those he deems responsible for the crash.
The spacecraft lost control after it spun into an unpredictable orbit, before colliding with the moon, admitted Roscosmos, the Russian space agency.
Yury Borisov, the director of Roscosmos, is accused of corruption and exploiting budgets with the space agency.
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