First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov said that work on the Luna-26 project is carried out according to the program, based on the basic scenario of launching the spacecraft in 2027. This is reported by TASS.
He stressed that the Roscosmos management had previously stated that efforts would be made to postpone the project to 2026, if possible.
Prior to this, it was known that the Luna-26 and Luna-27 spacecraft would be launched in the coming years. to be applied Conducting various studies on the Moon. Luna 26 will be equipped with 13 scientific instruments and will study the meteorite hazard between the Moon and Earth.
Luna 27, scheduled for launch in 2028, will investigate the composition of soil and water ice in the Moon’s south polar region using more than a dozen scientific instruments.
It is also planned to study the hydrogen content, chemical composition of the soil and other parameters of the cislunar environment. After completion of these missions, new projects will be considered within the framework of Russia’s scientific lunar program, including possible missions with lunar rovers.
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Source: Gazeta
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