Launch to the moon the Russian spacecraft “Luna-26” and “Luna-27” is postponed for a year

Launch to the moon the Russian spacecraft “Luna-26” and “Luna-27” is postponed for a year

The Russian Academy of Sciences justified the decision by saying that the lunar program in 2020 need to take a break because this year is supposed to start the second phase of the project “Eczemas”.

MOSCOW, July 15. /TASS/. Mandrel to the moon Orbiter as part of the mission “Luna-26” postponed from 2020 to 2021, and the lander “Luna-27” — from 2021 to 2022, said in an interview with TASS Director of the space research Institute of RAS, Vice-President of RAS lion Green.

The landing station “Luna-25” will travel to 2019. 2020 resolved in the lunar program to take a pause, because this year is supposed to start the second phase of the project “Eczemas”. Two interplanetary launch a year, I’m afraid our industry until you realize. According to our current plans, next steps planned for 2021 and 2022, we are fighting to these terms has not gone further.Leo Selenastylecom of the space research Institute of RAS, Vice-President of RAS

ExoMars is a joint Russian — European project Mars exploration. The first phase was implemented in 2016, when the planet was sent the European probe. In 2020 it is planned to implement the second phase, when the Russian NPO imeni S. A. Lavochkina should create a landing module and the European space Agency, the Rover. Also NPO imeni S. A. Lavochkina develops all Russian lunar vehicles.

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