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The Luna-Glob programme traces its roots to planning documents from 1997. A financial crisis struck Russia in 1998 and forced the cancellation of the initial mission budget, causing officials to postpone the first launch repeatedly over the next two decades.
Luna 25 lifted off successfully on the 11th of August 2023 aboard a Soyuz rocket but crashed onto the Moon's surface shortly after an orbital lowering maneuver went wrong on the 19th of August at 11:57 UTC. This failure ended the mission before any scientific instruments could begin their work near the south pole region targeted by the probe.
Mission planners have set dates for subsequent probes extending into the 2030s with Luna 26 orbiter launches scheduled for 2027 using a Soyuz 2.1b vehicle. Luna 27 follows as a south pole lander between 2029 and 2030 while Luna 28 aims to return samples from the lunar surface around 2030.
The modern programme continues a history spanning from 1959 to 1976 under Soviet rule that sent at least 24 orbiters and landers toward the Moon. The final Soviet mission, Luna 24, launched on the 9th of August 1976 and brought back soil samples before Roscosmos sought to revive that legacy with new technology.
Construction of this habitable base is scheduled to begin in the 2030s after robotic missions complete their tasks. Initial designs included solar power stations and telecommunication systems with a long-range research rover planned for the range.