Russians invading the Moon... Forever !!!

[Star Wars]

Russia plans to colonise space and the Moon 'FOREVER' | Mail Online


-Kremlin announced the 26-year plan in state-run newspaper this morning
-Deputy PM says moon is only realistic source of minerals and resources
-First mission to launch in 2016 and 'base will be up and running by 2040'
-Comments came as Putin marked Yuri Gagarin's flight into space

The West fears Russia is poised to invade Ukraine, but it seems the Kremlin has a bigger conquest in its sights - the Moon.

Moscow today set out plans to conquer and colonise space, including a permanent manned moon base.

Deputy premier Dmitry Rogozin said: 'We are coming to the moon forever.'

His comments came as President Vladimir Putin toured the Cosmonautics Memorial Museum in Moscow. On Saturday, Russia celebrates Cosmonaut Day marking Yuri Gagarin's pioneering flight into space on April 12, 1961.

Vladimir Putin (left) looks at exhibits as he visits the Cosmonautics Memorial Museum in Russia. Russia celebrates Cosmonaut Day marking Yuri Gagarin's flight into Space on April 12, 1961

President Putin was taking the tour as one of his deputy premiers, Dmitry Rogozin, claimed that Russia had an eye on the Moon once again

The Russian President enjoyed the visit while with a group of children. Currently Russia has plans to launch three lunar spacecraft - two to the surface and one to orbit - byt he end of the decade

The final frontier: A Russian Soyuz rocket takes off for the International Space Station last month. The Kremlin has announced plans to colonise the moon and set up a permanent lunar base by 2040 to harvest minerals

He wrote of 'colonisation of the moon and near-moon space'.

In the next 50 years, manned flights are unlikely beyond 'the space between Venus and Mars'.
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Stellar plans: The announcement was made by deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin in the state newspaper


But 'it is quite possible to speak about exploration of Mars, flights to asteroids and flights to Mars'.

The essential first step as a base for research and experiments was the moon, said Rogozin, who is in overall charge of Russia's space and defence industries, and was recently targeted for EU and US sanctions over the Ukrainian crisis.

'The moon is not an intermediate point in the race,' he wrote in official daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta, conjuring an impression of a new space race with America.

'It is a separate, even a self-contained goal.

'It would hardly be rational to make some ten or 20 flights to the moon, and then wind it all up and fly to the Mars or some asteroids.

'This process has the beginning, but has no end. We are coming to the moon forever.'

Currently, Russia has plans to launch three lunar spacecraft - two to the surface and one to orbit - by the end of the decade.

The first mission, the long-delayed Luna-25, is slated for launch in 2016, to research the moon's south pole.

The next two missions will include an orbiter to monitor the moon in 2018, and a year later a polar lander with a drill will search for water ice.

By 2040, Russia plans to create a lunar base for long-term missions to the Earth's natural satellite.

Rogozin said that the moon is the only realistic source to obtain water, minerals and other resources for future space missions.

A lunar laboratory complex will also be used for testing new space technologies.

He promised the development of 'a super-heavy rocket for lunar missions and to the Mars in the future'.

Rogozin claimed sanctions including the termination of space cooperation announced by the US 'can contribute' to a stronger Russian space industry.

It will force Russia 'to create a strategy of development of Russian manned space flights, independent from unreliable international partners'.

He stressed: 'We should not be afraid to dream, to raise the bar as high as possible for our future development.

'Russia has everything needed for a new breakthrough in space research.

'All we need is to learn how to combine idealism and pragmatism and how to properly organise our business.'

First Crimea and now the Moon ??

 

[Sam1980]

Russia doesn't have the capability. Anyway, it would be a good wake up call for the idiots in the congress.

 

[IND151]

Moscow today set out plans to conquer and colonise space, including a permanent manned moon base.

Deputy premier Dmitry Rogozin said: 'We are coming to the moon forever.'

His comments came as President Vladimir Putin toured the Cosmonautics Memorial Museum in Moscow. On Saturday, Russia celebrates Cosmonaut Day marking Yuri Gagarin's pioneering flight into space on April 12, 1961.

What is the deadline?

Anyway, I don't think Russia or US has tech mature enough to set up colonies on moon.

May be possible in future.

 

[Pakistanisage]

Russia doesn't have the capability. Anyway, it would be a good wake up call for the idiots in the congress.

Ahem, last time I checked they were evacuating American Astronauts from Space, while we couldn't.


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[Sam1980]

Ahem, last time I checked they were evacuating American Astronauts from Space, while we couldn't.

We had to retire the Shuttles and Russians provided a cheaper alternative, but now with private space industry on its feet, we don't need them anymore.

 

[Pakistanisage]

We had to retire the Shuttles and Russians provided a cheaper alternative, but now with private space industry on its feet, we don't need them anymore.

Yes we do. There is still an American Astronaut in Space who would have to be retrieved a la Courtesy Russia.

 

[karan21]

Hey don't forget, India is also about ot knock on the door of human space travel in less than 2 months from now. Our first space capsule is quietly being prepared for be launched in June. And Modi has plans to colonize moon to, Just letting the russians know.

 

[Sam1980]

Yes we do. There is still an American Astronaut in Space who would have to be retrieved a la Courtesy Russia.

You know what I mean, it doesn't mean that we don't have the technology, shuttles weren't economic, a freaking huge overhead on Nasa's budget, by redirecting money from Russia to our private space companies here in the U.S. we could create a technological boom, as for the Astronauts hanging up there, don't worry about them, Russians have agreement and they are to abide by it or face the consequences, but I promise you, very very soon, we won't be needing Russians for our space projects. Just like the old times.

 

[SrNair]

Russia have capability.But we dont know how much economically reliable for setting up a colony in moon?

 

[Skull and Bones]

First Crimea and now the Moon ??

If others could have, they would have. The west citing international laws and moral issues is only a way to hide their impotence.

Go Russia.

 

[Dem!god]

lol...
go russia go....
capture moon.....we are also coming......

 

[OrionHunter]

Russia doesn't have the capability.

Neither do the Americans. The Moon landings were a hoax of galactic proportions!!

 

[jarves]

Best of luck.

 

[vostok]

Humanity has technologies for foundation permanent research station on the Moon. But it needs about $ 100 billion, minimum.

 

[LordTyrannus]

Why colonize Moon? There is nothing. Only basalt and some other useless minerals.

China, India and Russia should unite and form a project to fly to Mars. That would be the ultimate humiliation for USA.