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Russia proposes manned Moon base

By T.K. Randall
January 20, 2012 · Comment icon 89 comments

Image Credit: NASA
Russia is discussing the possibility of a permanent manned outpost on the Moon with NASA and ESA.
Vladimir Popovkin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos is hoping to establish a research facility on the Moon both to learn more about it and to advance the field of manned space exploration. "We don't want man to just step on the moon...Today, we know enough about it, we know that there is water in its polar areas...we are now discussing how to begin exploration with NASA and the European Space Agency," he said. Popovkin has also suggested building an orbiting space station around the Moon and plans for two unmanned missions in 2020 called Luna-Glob and Luna-Resource.
Partnership in space exploration between Russia's space agency Roscosmos, the European Space Agency and NASA has been ongoing for more than a decade in the International Space Station project.


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Comment icon #80 Posted by Damrod 12 years ago
Russia is behind....Newt Gingrich said in a speech the other day that by the end of his "second term" there will be American bases on the moon and after they get 13,000 people they can apply for statehood.... No seriously...the dude is looney tunes... They make me LoL...
Comment icon #81 Posted by puridalan 12 years ago
Rlyeh and Ba You both bring up good points which I respect. I apperciate how you both explained the rest of the thought pattern. On the other hand, the principles for owning land are still the same. By this I mean that on earth even when it has never been occupied before they still claim things they have never explored. One example of this would be a rich dense jungle, which is claimed by x being but never even occupied by that being or another being entirely all together who does not even claim the land. As for a treaty, who knows what treaties are floating around and who isn't to say their i... [More]
Comment icon #82 Posted by Habitat 12 years ago
You are a real worry, Puridalan ! But you may have a future in creative writing, I'm sure Isaac Asimov couldn't have dreamt up some of this stuff.....coal to the moon, e.g.
Comment icon #83 Posted by puridalan 12 years ago
Hab. it def is happening, so it may be 'creative' now but it will be very realistic soon, just saying. No sense in aruging with beings when I can't prove it has taken place when it hasn't yet, but within a few yrs, def like 2020 ect. Like I said training won't fully commence until a bit and it will be min of five yr train period.
Comment icon #84 Posted by DONTEATUS 12 years ago
I must say its a great dream, but the Buck stops here ! Mankind will need a good kick in the head to evolve into a exploring creature again ! Money talks and man is still crawling ! But Would it not be Grand to See it happen sooner than Later ?
Comment icon #85 Posted by stevewinn 12 years ago
the moon belongs to the yanks. the rest of the solar system is up for grabs, first to plant their flag on mars owns it. wild frontier style. plant your flag claim the land. stops all legal entanglements.
Comment icon #86 Posted by james1951 12 years ago
I must say its a great dream, but the Buck stops here ! Mankind will need a good kick in the head to evolve into a exploring creature again ! Money talks and man is still crawling ! But Would it not be Grand to See it happen sooner than Later ? Whic Buck? Surely not "Buck Rogers". He is like a timex, he just keeps ticking and ticking. After we finish this solar system we will go on to explore every planet in the milky way, then on to Andromeda. Anyone want to by a planet in the Andromeda Galaxy, I can sell you a promise to claim on for you, that your whole family can either live on with you, o... [More]
Comment icon #87 Posted by james1951 12 years ago
the moon belongs to the yanks. the rest of the solar system is up for grabs, first to plant their flag on mars owns it. wild frontier style. plant your flag claim the land. stops all legal entanglements. The beings that live in the moon are getting a tad annoyed with us alrady, the next time they may not ignore us, they will probably eat us and use our flags to stir their after dinner drinks.
Comment icon #88 Posted by Dexter2k2 12 years ago
funny but what I dont understand where is China ? Globally we do business with them and all of our companies are there but when it comes to a common share (the space) they are playing their own role. Dont unterstand all these golbal politics and fake friendships anymore.
Comment icon #89 Posted by james1951 12 years ago
funny but what I dont understand where is China ? Globally we do business with them and all of our companies are there but when it comes to a common share (the space) they are playing their own role. Dont unterstand all these golbal politics and fake friendships anymore. "Fake friendships?" New World Order One World Government Not friends, they all just answer to the same Bosses. Follow the money ... who runs the "world bank?"
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