Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) compelled to postpone the expected timeframe for the landing of the Russian cosmonauts on the moon on the thirties, informs network edition “RIA Novosti».
said earlier that Russia It plans to send humans to the natural satellite of our planet at the end of the next decade. « In the 2028-2029 year, we plan to drone” visit “to the moon. On the landing of a man – year in 2029-2030 », – said the head of Roskosmos Igor Komarov.
However, it is now reported that the landing of astronauts on the moon will be carried out, at best, in 2033- 2034, respectively. The postponement is due to the need to budget savings in the current economic situation.
A member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics by KE Tsiolkovsky Alexander Zheleznyakov commented as follows: « On the one hand, it is clear that the lack of funds forces to sacrifice something, in this case, the Moon and some more projects in the field of development of deep space. But on the other – very sorry that we put off again for a few years, our possible mission to the Moon, would love to go there ».
According to Mr. Zheleznyakova, the program of this expedition and construction lunar base would not only be a political move, but also to promote the development of space rocket technology. We can only hope that the initiative will still be put into practice in the thirties.
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