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Roscosmos to consider sending new mission to Moon’s south pole in 2025-26

Submitted by TASS on Mon, 08/28/2023 - 16:47

MOSCOW, August 25. /TASS/. Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos will consider sending a new mission to the south pole of the Earth’s natural satellite in 2025-2026, the Roscosmos press office announced on Friday.

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TASS director-general hands over ISS special correspondent's ID to cosmonaut Kononenko

Submitted by TASS on Mon, 08/28/2023 - 16:28

MOSCOW, August 25. /TASS/.

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Preliminary data shows Luna-25 lunar probe collided with Moon’s surface – Roscosmos

Submitted by TASS on Mon, 08/21/2023 - 10:34

MOSCOW, August 20. /TASS/. The Luna-25 automatic lunar station, according to unconfirmed data, has been destroyed after colliding with the Moon’s surface, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos told journalists on Sunday.

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Russia’s Luna 25 spacecraft captures first image of Moon surface

Submitted by TASS on Fri, 08/18/2023 - 18:50

MOSCOW, August 17. /TASS/. The Russian Luna-25 spacecraft has taken the first image of the Moon surface after entering the lunar orbit, Roscosmos told reporters.

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Russia’s Luna-25 lunar probe enters orbit of Earth’s natural satellite — Roscosmos

Submitted by TASS on Thu, 08/17/2023 - 17:26

MOSCOW, August 16. /TASS/. Russia’s Luna-25 automatic lunar station has entered the orbit of the Earth’s natural satellite, firing its thrusters twice, the State Space Corporation Roscosmos reported on Wednesday.

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Roscosmos chief announces timeframes for upcoming Moon missions

Submitted by TASS on Sat, 08/12/2023 - 23:03

VOSTOCHNY COSMODROME /Amur Region/, August 11. /TASS/. Russian state-run space corporation Roscosmos plans to launch the Luna-26 moon mission in 2027, Luna - 27 - in 2008 and Luna-28 - in 2030 or later, Roscosmos Director General Yury Borisov said on Friday.

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Russia proposes joint research module on space station for BRICS members — Roscosmos CEO

Submitted by TASS on Tue, 07/25/2023 - 20:02

HERMANUS, SOUTH AFRICA, July 24. /TASS/. Russia has proposed creating a dedicated specialized module for the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) to allow BRICS countries to conduct scientific research, Yury Borisov, CEO of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, said on Monday.

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Russia’s Meteor-M weather satellite delivered into orbit — Roscosmos

Submitted by TASS on Wed, 06/28/2023 - 13:11

MOSCOW, June 27. /TASS/. Russia’s Meteor-M No. 2-3 weather satellite launched from the Vostochny spaceport in the Russian Far East on June 27 was successfully delivered into orbit, the State Space Corporation Roscosmos announced on Tuesday.

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Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying Meteor-M satellite to be launched from Vostochny spaceport

Submitted by TASS on Tue, 06/27/2023 - 11:10

MOSCOW, June 27. /TASS/. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the Meteor-M No. 2-3 weather satellite and a secondary payload of 42 Russian and foreign-made spacecraft will be launched from Russia’s Vostochny spaceport on Tuesday.