The launch of Russia’s Luna-2026 mission to the Moon may be rescheduled from 2027 to 2026, the head of Russia’s state-run space corporation Roscosmos said on Thursday. "We may even try to ...

MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Work on the Luna-26 and Luna-27 missions will be stepped up, said Yury Borisov, director general of Russia’s Roscosmos State Space Corporation.

Borisov has offered assurance that Roscosmos can get back on track. He said the space agency will accelerate its next two moon missions: Luna 26 and Luna 27, which could give Roscosmos all the ...

Russia's first lunar lander mission in 47 years ended in failure when Luna-25 crashed into the moon. Credit: Space.com | ...

Roscosmos, the Russian space corporation, ... Russia has said it does not want to stop with Luna 25. There are plans for a Luna 26 orbiter mission, officially projected to launch in 2027, ...

Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, said it lost touch with Luna 25 on Saturday around 2:57 p.m. Moscow time. ... as well as Luna 26, Luna 27 and the ExoMars rover.

In late May, Roscosmos announced the launch would be set for August, ... Future missions of the Luna-26 and Luna-27 are forecast for 2027 and 2028, RIA Novosti reported.

Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov unveiled the plans in a statement published on Telegram marking Russia Day, ... Luna-25, crashed into the Moon during a pre-landing maneuver.

The Luna 25 mission is to be followed by the Luna 26 orbiter and a Luna 27 landing vehicle, after which Russia will start deploying a scientific outpost on the moon in collaboration with China.

Where the Space Race Stands Now. Luna-25 should have tested the technology that will be used on Russia’s next three landers: Luna-26, Luna-27, and Luna-28.

Roscosmos plans to follow Luna-25 with a lunar orbiter, called Luna-26, and then two more landing missions: Luna-27, which will send a drilling rig to the lunar surface; ...