Launch of Russian lunar exploration program is postponed for two years – RBC

According to Green, in 2018 it is planned to run on the moon two automatic probe – “Luna-Glob” and “Moon orbit.” Director of the Space Research Institute noted that scientists do not want to admit the further postponement of the launch.

Green said that “in this decade, we should have three lunar project -” Luna-25 “,” Luna-26 “and” Luna-27 “. According to Green, these terms are defined in the Roscosmos Federal Space Program.

The spacecraft “Luna-25″, according to the space program in the years 2016-2025, should be determine the physico-chemical properties of the surface on the south pole of the moon and start there in search of water. “Luna-26″ will explore the moon out of orbit, and “Luna-27″ drill lunar soil, which will then be delivered to the Earth.

In April 2014 in charge of the defense industry Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, a priority problems of Russia in space exploration called “colonization of the Moon and near-moon space.” Other problems for the Russian space sphere, Rogozin said – “the expansion of our presence in low Earth orbit and the transition from their development to use”, as well as training and the beginning of the development of Mars and other objects in the solar system.