Russian scientists presented the lunar program of the Russian Federation at the international congress

Russian scientists presented the lunar program of the Russian Federation at the international congress

A delegation of the Institute of Space Research (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences is taking part in the International Astronautical Congress in Belek (Turkey), where the lunar program of the Russian Federation is presented, the institute reported on Thursday. "The report reflected historical aspects, current plans and tasks in the field of scientific research of the moon with automatic devices and within the framework of the national space project, the main ongoing international projects and open opportunities for cooperation," said the announcement in Russia June 26, 2026 "Roscosmos" plans to create a nuclear power plant on the moon. Read more Russian Academy of Sciences, Roscosmos State Corporation and JSC NPO Lavochkin In the Russian Moon Program they were presented by the Director of the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Anatoly Petrokovich, as part of the "Moon" section.