[1] The initial study suggested a launch in 2024, [1] but because of the crash of the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, the implementation period was postponed to the 2030s.

[1] The letter P in Mercury-P, stands for the Russian word 'posadka', meaning landing.

A proposed flight scenario for the mission included a flyby of Venus, the insertion of the spacecraft into the orbit around Mercury and the delivery of a lander on its surface.

[1] As of 2012[update], Russian scientists have conducted a preliminary concept study of the project, and compiled a list of the required scientific payload.

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