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Russia's space agency plans to launch full-scale Moon exploration in 2020-30

 

September 23, 19:57 UTC+4 

 
We will designate most promising places for lunar expeditions and lunar bases based on the results of lunar surface exploration by unmanned space probes, Roscosmos head Oleg Ostapenko says

 

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Russia to focus on Moon, Mars exploration, repeat Phobos-Grunt mission

ZVYOZDNY GORODOK (Moscow Region), September 23. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) plans to begin full-scale exploration of the Moon in late 2020s-early 2030s, Roscosmos chief Oleg Ostapenko said on Tuesday.

"At the end of the next decade, we plan to complete tests of a super-heavy-class carries rocket and begin full-scale exploration of the Moon," he said at a government meeting chaired by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. "By that time, based on the results of lunar surface exploration by unmanned space probes, we will designate most promising places for lunar expeditions and lunar bases," Ostapenko added.

Ostapenko said preparatory work to lunar exploration missions had been started. "Implementing the guidelines of the Basic Principles of Russia's space policy till the year 2030 and for a longer perspective, we have begun design works of a new manned spaceship, which will be the first element of a future manned system along with new launch vehicles — carrier rockets of the heavy and super-heavy classes," he said, adding that the system would be used to take cargoes and crew to the Moon, and in a further perspective — to outer space.

The majority of works under the Moon exploration program will be carried out within the framework of a new federal space program for 2016-2025. Apart from that, Roscosmos is looking at space exploration plans till 2050 and further on.

"We have all the grounds to think that the plans we now have are quite implementable," Ostapenko stressed.

 

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Russia to Launch Full-Scale Moon Exploration Next Decade

Russia's space agency Roscosmos plans to launch a full-scale Moon exploration program in late 2020s or early 2030s

ZVYOZDNY GORODOK (Moscow Region), September 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's space agency Roscosmos plans to launch a full-scale Moon exploration program in late 2020s or early 2030s, the agency's head Oleg Ostapenko said on Tuesday.

"We are planning to complete tests of a super-heavy carrier rocket and start full-scale Moon exploration at the end of the next decade. By that time, analysis of Moon surface data gathered by unmanned spacecraft will help to determine the best sites for lunar expeditions and Moon bases," the Roscosmos head said.

Preparatory work for lunar exploration missions have already started, according to Ostapenko.

"We already started to work on a new manned spacecraft, which will be the first element of the prospective manned system together with new launch vehicles - heavy and super-heavy carrier rockets," the space agency's chief added.

The system is designed to deliver cargo and cosmonauts to the Moon, and eventually into the deep space, according to Ostapenko. The Moon exploration program will be carried out mostly as part of the Russian Federal Space Program for 2016-2025. Russia is also looking at space exploration plans till 2050 and further on.

© 2014 RIA Novosti

 

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