The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that one of the strategic challenges facing the world community, is to protect the planet from cosmic threats, as well as search for extraterrestrial intelligence. On this, as reported by Tass, he said in an interview with TV channel “Russia 24».
«I am, of course, like any earthling dream is to find out whether there is life and [somewhere] in addition to the Earth . This is fundamentally interesting problem, “- said Deputy Prime Minister. He emphasized that the study should address not only Russia but also other countries.
Rogozin also believes that the Earth must be protected from cosmic bodies. As an example, he cited the fall of the meteorite in Chelyabinsk. “Nobody knows what can be found in five to ten years, and do we have the technological capabilities to the knowledge of the dangerous approach in a few years another body to our planet, to be able to turn away from the body surface of the earth” – he said.
In addition, the Deputy Prime Minister said the need to strengthen the Russian orbital group, RIA Novosti reported. So, in his opinion, it is necessary to “bring in a short period is the number of satellites that will enable our country to see any risks in advance of our military security.” Among the possible threats Deputy Prime Minister listed the space and missile attacks and intelligence operations against Russia.
In the summer of 2014 Rogozin said that Russia is ready to cooperate with China in space exploration. In particular, he said that countries could work together on the development of Mars and the Moon.
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