Russia 2 years brings the start of the program for the development of the Moon – Information Portal 2×2.su

The Institute of Space Research stressed, despite the shift of the Russian Federation will be able to realize in the next decade, three projects for the study of the Earth’s satellite

Russia next decade is going to seriously engage development Moon . First manned flight of a man on the Earth’s satellite is scheduled for 2030. Cost of such a mission in the 100 billion , a further 28 billion will be spent on the launches lunar satellites.

It was planned that the first space program for the development of the Earth’s satellite will be launched in 2016. However, the start of projects, “Luna-Glob” and “Moon” orbital.

«But more far-shift” right “we do not want to admit. It is important that in this decade we had three lunar project, “Luna-25″, “Luna-26″ and “Luna-27″, – quotes BFM.RU Director of the Space Research Institute (IKI) Leo Green.

He also said that it was decided to reduce the number of instruments on the spacecraft “Luna-25″. This will be done in order to facilitate the landing on the moon, Rosbalt. The mission of the spacecraft – find water on the Earth’s satellite. Another unit “Luna-27″ will collect lunar soil and its transport to Earth.