Russia to send men to the Moon ?

Posted on Thursday, 15 March, 2012 | Comment icon

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A leaked document suggests Russia is planning on embarking on a manned mission to the Moon.

The document details plans to "conduct a demonstrative manned circumlunar test flight with the subsequent landing of cosmonauts on [the Moon’s] surface and their return to Earth" with a deadline of 2030. In the early days of the original space race, Russia look set to beat the US to the Moon when it became the first nation to put a man in space and to launch a satellite. Now, several decades on, can Russia finally fullfil its ambition to put a man on the Moon ?

Plans to send cosmonauts to the Moon could help revive Russia’s space programme after a troubled period. A series of satellites crashed last year and in January the Mars probe, Fobos Grunt, fell to Earth after a faulty launch two months earlier.

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#5 Posted by BrandOfAmber on 15 March, 2012, 19:22

Right 'and then' because Barack totally just stole an election right? Pay attention or stay out of the joke bub. On topic: Russia is currently ahead in the 'space race' (which in my view has never ended), as they have an orbital delivery vehicle, while the US does not...

#6 Posted by chainsawcam on 15 March, 2012, 21:17

GO RUSSIA GO! GET THERE FIRST!! and make those tnucs at NASA look like the total spackertards they are... LOL man on the moon!!

#7 Posted by Junior Chubb on 16 March, 2012, 0:45

I wouldn't fancy being on that mission.

#8 Posted by DONTEATUS on 16 March, 2012, 1:02

They just better keep off my Plot of Moonscape ! THe "Compton Belkovich crater " This is where I built my B.B.Q. Stand and First outpost on the Moon ! Just Ask Mid If you dont believe me !

#9 Posted by DONTEATUS on 16 March, 2012, 3:29

And dont get that confused with the Blagojevich crater ! Thats one we should Fill up with Concrete !

#10 Posted by coolguy on 16 March, 2012, 4:35

i think the russains will be able to do this by then. there was also a rumor that the russians went to mars

#11 Posted by DKO on 16 March, 2012, 11:39

Yeah 'rumour', unsubstantiated rumour.

#12 Posted by jimbur on 18 March, 2012, 21:25

Now that's funny.

#13 Posted by Dergottheit on 19 March, 2012, 5:25

^ I'm sure it is.

#14 Posted by MarkmBha on 28 March, 2012, 13:16

W H Y ?

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