A Russian spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, Russia's national space agency Roskosmos says.
Roskosmos said it had lost contact with the unmanned craft shortly after a problem occurred as the craft was shunted into pre-landing orbit.
"The apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the Moon," Roskosmos said in a statement.
The spacecraft was scheduled to land on the south pole of the Moon on Monday.
Roskosmos said it had lost contact with the unmanned craft shortly after a problem occurred as the craft was shunted into pre-landing orbit.
"The apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the Moon," Roskosmos said in a statement.
The spacecraft was scheduled to land on the south pole of the Moon on Monday.




