Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, the country's Roscosmos space agency said Sunday.
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spun
spin 과거형 / 돌다, 회전하다
orbit
궤도
The pilotless spacecraft was aiming to be the first ever to land on the south pole of the moon, an area where scientists believe there could be important reserves of frozen water and precious elements. It had been expected to land Monday.
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pilotless
조종사가 필요 없는, 자동 조종의
reserve
비축물
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However, Roscosmos said it lost contact with the Luna-25 on Saturday after the spacecraft ran into difficulties and reported an “abnormal situation”.
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abnormal
비정상적인
“The apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the moon,” read a statement from the agency.
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apparatus
기구, 장치
cease
중단되다, 그치다
collision
충돌
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The Luna-25 was in a race with an Indian spacecraft launched on July 14 to be the first to reach the south pole. Both were expected to reach the moon between Aug. 21 and 23.
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The lunar mission was Russia’s first since 1976, when it was part of the Soviet Union. Only three governments have managed successful moon landings: the Soviet Union, the United States and China.
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The lunar south pole is of particular interest to scientists, who believe the permanently shadowed polar craters may contain frozen water in the rocks that future explorers could transform into air and rocket fuel.
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of interest to
~에게 흥미 있는
permanently
영구적으로
crater
분화구
Sanctionsimposed on Russia since it began its actions in Ukraine have affected its space program, making it more difficult to access Western technology.
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sanction
제재
impose
도입하다, 부과하다
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The Luna-25 was initially meant to carry a small moon rover but that idea was abandoned to reduce the weight of the craft for improved reliability, analysts said.
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rover
조방기(탐색기), 방랑자
abandon
버리다, 포기하다
reliability
신뢰도, 신빙성
The craft launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East on Aug. 10. The spaceport is a pet project of Russian President Vladimir Putin and key to his efforts to make Russia a space superpower.