The long, often-contentious space relationship between Russia and the U.S. takes another turn as Russia, saying that NASA spurned it, announces plans for its own moon program and moon base. Like a dysfunctional marriage, the joint space programs have creaked their way through several programs, including the current International Space Station.
The moon might be a busy place: China and Japan say they'll colonize as well. With the new American drive for the moon, will there be a resurgence of the space race and a resulting rise in interest in science and math--as well as an increase in jobs? The space race fueled education and economic prosperity in its early days in the U.S.
Russia plans to send a manned mission to the moon by 2025 and establish a permanent base shortly thereafter, the head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos said Friday."According to our estimates, we will be ready for a manned flight to the moon in 2025," Roskosmos chief Anatoly Perminov told state news agency RIA Novosti. A station that could be inhabited could be built there between 2027 and 2032, he said.
Source: cbc.ca
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