Russia’s Academy of Sciences has said the launch of three spacecraft – Luna-28, Luna-29 and Luna-30 – has been postponed to between 2032 and 2036.

The academy’s Vice President Sergei Chernyshev announced the delay on Tuesday, according to Russian state-run news agency Interfax, hours after astronauts on board the American Artemis 2 travelled deeper into space than any other human.

The Luna-29 spacecraft is now scheduled to launch in 2032, the launch of Luna-30 is 2034 and Luna-28 is expected to take off in 2036, the agency reported.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

seen from the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission on 4 April 2026. 07 APRIL 2026 NASA 04/07/2026