Technical Glitch Hampers Russia's Luna-25 Spacecraft, Says Space Agency

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft, scheduled to land on the moon's south pole on Monday, experienced an "abnormal situation" during its transfer to the pre-landing orbit, according to Russia's national space agency Roskosmos. The agency stated that specialists are analyzing the situation, without providing further details. The Luna-25 mission aims to explore the moon's south pole, where scientists have detected traces of frozen water in recent years. The presence of water has implications for lunar resource mining and longer human stays on the moon.