Media: Russia plans to launch a Venus mission in 2036 to revive space glory.

Before the special military operation, "Venus-D" was even considered for joint efforts with the United States.

March 13, U.S. "Space News" reported that Russia is clearly preparing to return to Venus' scorching surface.

According to the Russian Space website, the "Venus-D" project has been underway since 2003.

Previously, before Russia's special military operation in 2022, "Venus-D" was even considered as a potential joint mission with NASA.

Although NASA no longer participates in Russia's space projects (except for the International Space Station), Russia is still advancing the "Venus-D" plan.

It is reported that this mission is part of a series of robotic spacecraft that Russia plans to launch to the Moon and Venus, which currently occupy "central positions" in the ambitions of the Russian Space Agency.

A new Venus plan will continue the series of successful landing missions conducted by the Soviet Union's "Venera" probes in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.

The Soviet Union is the only country so far that has successfully landed and operated a spacecraft in the hellish environment on the surface of Venus.

Russia proudly states that as early as 1970, Russia successfully landed a spacecraft on another planet in the solar system.

That planet is Venus!

Vice Premier of Russia Denis Manturov said: "Therefore, we may first develop in this direction."

One of the objectives of the "Venus-D" mission will be to search for microbial life in the clouds of Venus, following recent controversial findings of phosphine and ammonia (possible biosignatures) in the planet's atmosphere.

The Soviet Union launched more than a dozen "Venera" probes over 22 years.

Russia is not the only country planning to return to Venus; NASA, the European Space Agency, and Japan have jointly launched several orbital missions to Venus over the past few decades.

The European Space Agency and NASA also have Venus missions under development;

India is also planning to launch its own Venus mission, expected to take off for the first time around 2028.

A U.S. netizen from Mahasarakham University said: Russia has always been slow in paying bills to companies and other suppliers for repairing military armored vehicles, so it sounds unlikely to pay for transporting supplies to Venus!

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