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    Russia aims to reclaim Soviet space glory with 2036 launch of ambitious Venus mission

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    3. TWNW on

      Very unlikely. IKI RAN (organisation for scientific space exploration) is underfunded as never before, and unlikely to order anything from Roscosmos (hardware manufacturer/launch operator), that constantly recieving orders from MoD, producing military hardware. It’s also lagging in production capabilities, so, it’s far from current priorities for the next decade at least.

      No money for fundamental science. Even before, previous missions were often relying on foreign participation. There were no substantial interest from government, but now interest is literally negative.

    6. volcanopele on

      The next Russian Venus mission always has the same time table as NASA crewed Mars missions.

    9. throwawayhyperbeam on

      Would be really awesome to see some new photos from the surface. Just imagine the things we could do if there were some way to get along.

    10. night-shark on

      What’s up with the Russians and Venus? I mean, yeah, it’s cool and all but there are other celestial bodies out there, guys.

    12. alvinofdiaspar on

      Venera D has been on the books way way before 2022. Even if it did get into implementation – Russian planetary missions had an extremely poor track record (e.g. Phobos Grunt)

    14. Brusion on

      Lol, doubt it. Moscow is currently in an internet blackout. The Soyuz launch pad is still out of commission after collapse of the service base into the flame trench. 3/4 of russian oblasts are bankrupt. Oil export infrastructure is being destroyed daily, as well as refineries. The russian military is retreating in southern Ukraine. There is no money for any space endeavours.

    15. insaneWJS on

      There are so many shades in here that you could wear one or two enough to look at the sun directly (Don’t. I am just kidding).

    18. Trumpologist on

      What ever happened to the phosphine life on Venus thing? It was all the buzz for a long while

    19. Positive_Chip6198 on

      Their last venus mission lasted about as long as my dating life. I wonder how they expect to get anything to last in that environment.

    21. Rooilia on

      Iirc, more of these space probes, including the last one, failed than being a success. I am curious how it goes this time. But 2036 is so far down the road who will remember this till it happens?

    24. Dookie120 on

      This is likely one of the few things proposed by the russian govt I can easily get behind

    25. TenchuReddit on

      With the brain drain, wealth drain, and upside-down demographics, there is no way RuZZia can ever reclaim space glory. Better to just hand it over to China.

    27. hornswoggled111 on

      Russia makes claims like this just to keep their public believing it’s not as bad as it looks for them. Every few months they say something like this.

      Hell, they lost their only launch platform a month or so after another failed rocket launch. The country is devolving and has been resting in the legacy from the ussr for a long time.

      A few months ago they announced they will establish a constellation of satellites for communication. 6 months ago they pledged high speed rail between the two largest cities.

      It is a kleptocracy and the only thing they are good at is spreading rot, decay and hatred.

    28. Reaperdude97 on

      Hope this helps get some funding moving around Stateside for more Venus science. There’s been so many exciting Venus proposals that just never get funding.

    30. Flashy_Pirate3591 on

      They should try to be the first to land people on the moon. That’ll really show the rest of the world 

    31. Complex_Material_702 on

      They can’t. Every person with a brain fled the country as soon as they invaded Ukraine. How’s that “special military operation“ working out?

    32. Minimum-Can2224 on

      Yeah I don’t see this happening any time in the future given Russia’s current state.

    34. Duncan-Edwards on

      This is the endless crap they dish out for domestic consumption. By the 2030s, they will be doing good to still make it to earth orbit with anything.

    35. HurtFeeFeez on

      They can’t find their way out of Ukraine. They aren’t going to Venus. At the current rate russia may not even be a country by 2036.