Russia wants to conquer the moon. First tests manned mission “at the latest in 2029 years” – BBC

design and manufacture of the spacecraft that will land on the Moon, will take care of the old office, designing them. Sergei Korolev, now known as the Rocket-Space Corporation “Energia”.

First attempts

The Russians landing on the moon would be preceded by a series of experimental flights. They will be launched in 2021. – Sołncew noted.

It is expected, among others, cruises in the on-orbit International Space Station (ang. International Space Station). It currently consists of 15 main modules and allows for the simultaneous being six crew members. The first modules were launched into orbit and joined together in 1998.

In 2025 years Russian spacecraft will be sent to the moon. The cruise this will not participate crew. It is about creating the infrastructure for the subsequent landing of the crew.

International cooperation

As pointed out by the director of RKK Energia, the Russian plans for ‘conquest’ of the Moon they are closely linked to the program of the European Space Agency (ESA), which revealed a week ago intention to build “an international research village on the Moon”. In the construction of the base will be used for work.

The European Space Agency’s cooperation with Russia takes place in the so-called. a common economic space between Russia and the EU. It is currently focused around the Russian project “2027 Luna” (Moon 2027) – reminds AFP.

The project will be implemented from 2020 onwards. It is about to send to the moon unmanned vehicle controlled from Earth, the so-called. łunochodu, to conduct a study rocks and soil in polar areas of the moon. Data obtained in 2012. Thanks to probe Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) showed that there is a frozen water.