Luna E-6 #8

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Mission details:

• Luna 1965A was the seventh Soviet attempt to land an unmanned spacecraft on the Moon.
• Soft-land attempt began with normal lift-off, but during the burn of the upper stage to reach parking orbit, the stage 3's engine 8D715K failed due to depressurisation of the nitrogen pipeline of the LOX tank pressurisation system of Block I. The rocket was destroyed on re-entry. The upper stages fell apart on re-entry into the atmosphere.