Overview

• Russian Academy of Sciences president Gennadi Krasnikow said Luna-26 is now slated to launch in 2028 instead of 2027.
• Luna-26 is intended to identify viable landing sites at the Moon’s south and north poles for subsequent missions.
• Follow-on polar landers are still referenced for launches in 2029 and 2030 in the same reporting.
• Luna-28, a sample-return mission, is planned to fly three to four years after Luna-26.
• The Venus‑D mission is retargeted for 2036 rather than 2031 to study Venus’s surface, atmosphere, and interior, with no detailed reasons given for the delays.