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1/20/12

Russia wants to build Moonbase - by Trent Nouveau

The Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) has suffered a string of embarrassing space-related debacles over the past few months.



The most notable failures? The infamous loss of the Phobos-Grunt probe slated to survey a Martian moon, the disintegration of an unmanned ISS-bound space freighter and several satellite crashes. But Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin doesn’t appear to be particularly concerned over the above-mentioned incidents. No, Popovkin is apparently looking towards the future, as Moscow now believes it is ready to build a manned research base on the moon.



"We don’t want the man to just step on the Moon," Popovkin told Vesti FM radio station in an interview transcribed by RIA Novosti. 

 "Today, we know enough about [the moon], we know that there is water in its polar areas."


According to Popovkin, Roscosmos is currently "discussing how to begin [the Moon’s] exploration with NASA and the European Space Agency." 



For more: Russia wants to build Moonbase Alpha | TG Daily

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