Russia Has Sights Set On Manned Moon Landing By 2030 207
New submitter techfun89 writes "Russia plans on sending cosmonauts to the moon as well as unmanned spacecraft to Mars, Jupiter and Venus by 2030. Considering the recent launch failures in Russia, these plans seem very ambitious. From the article: 'These ambitious spaceflight goals are laid out in a strategy document drawn up recently by Russia's Federal Space Agency (known as Roscosmos), the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported Tuesday (March 13).
And there's more. Roscosmos wants a new rocket called Angara to become the nation's workhorse launch vehicle by 2020, replacing the venerable Soyuz and Proton rockets that have been carrying the load since the 1960s.'"
Good idea! (Score:5, Funny)
I think they have this wrong... (Score:5, Funny)
In Soviet Russia (Score:2, Funny)
Moon lands on you!
Re:Good idea! (Score:4, Funny)
Besides, perhaps this is just the embarassment that the US space program needs to get some funding again.
By 2030 SpaceX will probably be running regular tourist flights; they'll be able to wave to the Russians as they land.
Risk to human life (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Wow! (Score:5, Funny)
except that they will actually go; as opposed to faking some film in the desert
If I had a nickel (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Good idea! (Score:4, Funny)
But it had as much to do with Kennedy's skill as an orator and a desire to build some unifying non-military national mission so we could lay off the killing foreigners thing for a while.
Ah, so it was a national direction chosen to redirect the competitive energy of the nation towards an end that elevated national prestige and strategic aerospace technology while avoiding direct militaristic actions that could inflame tensions.
Clearly, little to do with any cold war.