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Russia to approve new Moon rocket

By T.K. Randall
March 19, 2009 · Comment icon 4 comments

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For the first time since 1964 the Russian space programme is making the Moon its main objective as Russian officials prepare to select the winning proposal for a new rocket that will take cosmonauts on missions there. The new rocket will undergo test flights as early as 2015, be capable of hauling loads three times heavier than Soyuz and twice the number of cosmonauts.
Russian space officials are to select the winning proposal for a new rocket intended to carry cosmonauts on missions to the Moon. This will mark the first time since 1964 that the Russian space programme has made the Moon its main objective. It will be only the second time since the collapse of the Soviet Union that Moscow has endorsed the development of a new space vehicle. "


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Comment icon #1 Posted by BlackRedLittleDevil 15 years ago
Seems they're caught in a time warp. Whats happened in the last 50 years?
Comment icon #2 Posted by shaka5 15 years ago
think this will be a great way to see if america has actually been there
Comment icon #3 Posted by ROGER 15 years ago
Seems they're caught in a time warp. Whats happened in the last 50 years? In the last 50 years the "Can Do!" attitude has been replaced with the "What For?" way of thinking. If the coming generation of young people are as Superior as some seem to think, lets see what will be accomplished in the next few years. Don't Talk about it on the Internet. Show us OLD Farts what kind of world YOU can make. Heres and old military challenge: "Show me you power!"
Comment icon #4 Posted by clubfoot 15 years ago
At last, we're starting to do what we are actually very good at, challenging, exploring (personally) and really discovering new frontiers. I don't particularly care whether it's being driven by politics or whatever, these are the times when the human race actually moves forward. We excel at challenge, but, are 'lazy' when apathetic. If it takes the old "I'm better than you are" scenario to make it work, so be it!


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