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Russia launched its Luna-25 spacecraft just over a week ago - it had hoped to land it on the Moon on Monday in the first such Russian deployment in nearly 50 years.

But the mission has now failed after the spacecraft crashed into the Moon.

With their hopes now dashed of making the first soft landing at the Moon's south pole, that accolade could now go to India - its Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft is due to land in the same area on Wednesday.

Chris Hadfield, a Canadian astronaut and a former commander of the International Space Station, gave Newshour's Julian Marshall his thoughts on the crash.

(Photo shows the Luna-25 spacecraaft as it took off from Russia. Credit: Roscosmos/Vostochny Space Centre handout via Reuters)