Category Archives: Russia

Wednesday / 16 October 2013

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Russia Scientists Look To Uncover
The Origin Of Life At Lunar Poles

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Evidence Of Origin Of Life (Volatile Compounds From Ancient Comets) May Be Found In Permanently Shadowed Craters At Lunar Poles; Russian Academy Of Sciences Space Research Institute Laboratory Head Igor Mitrofanov Says Studying Regolith From Moon Poles Will Provide Valuable Data About Both Moon & Comets; 2200-Kg Russia Luna-27 / Luna-Resurs South Pole Moon Lander (2017~2019) Will Feature Drill Capable Of Penetrating Up To 2 Meters Deep

Image Credit: Russian Academy of Sciences Space Research Institute

Wednesday / 18 September 2013

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Russia Continuing To Advance Lunar Exploration Agenda

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More Details Of Russia Lunar Exploration Plans To Emerge At 4th Moscow Solar System Symposium, 14-18 Oct; Updates On Luna-Glob (~2016) & Luna-Resource (~2017), Lunar Polar Sample Return Mission (~2019); RSC Energia Chief Designer Of Human Systems Nikolay Brukhanov To Speak On Russia Plans For Human Moon Missions; Successfully Finishing What It Started – Human Moon Mission – Will Strengthen Russia Credibility As Space Power

Image Credit: IKI, RussianSpaceWeb.com

Thursday / 22 August 2013

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Global Community Working Together On Moon / Solar System Exploration

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12 ISECG Member Agencies Including NASA, ESA, Roscosmos Release Update Of 2011 Global Explorations Roadmap; New Plan Confirms Intention To Include Both Moon & Asteroid Missions Instead Of Either / Or Approach; Human Moon Missions Seen As Preparatory To Mars Missions In 2030s; NASA Administrator Bolden Says Agency Willing To Contribute Expertise / Resources To Multinational Human Moon Missions

Image Credit: ISECG, NASA

Thursday / 25 July 2013

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Successful GSLV Launch Essential To Put India Lunar Program Back On Track

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 ISRO Confirms Next Flight Test Of GSLV Rocket For 19 Aug 2013, After Team Of Experts Including UR Rao Gave Go-Ahead; Agency Conducted 35 Ground Tests Since The Indigenous Cryogenic Stage Failed In 2 Previous 2010 Flight Tests; Rocket Can Place 2200 Kg Into 18° GTO; Functional GSLV Required For India To Continue Chandrayaan Moon Program; India Recently Decided To Conduct NET 2015 Moon Lander Mission Alone, Was Originally Proposed As India-Russia Venture 

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Thursday / 27 June 2013

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LRO Revealing History Of Lunar Exploration

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Scientists Using LROC To Identify / Image Lost Moon Probes Notes Leonard David Of Space.com; LROC PI Mark Robinson & Johns Hopkins APL Professor Jeff Plescia (Inset) Searching For Soviet & NASA Luna Probes; Detection Could Help Determine Fate Of Failed Spacecraft Such As Luna 23 & Surveyor 4, Aid In Design Of Heritage Protection Plan

Image Credit: NASA

Friday / 7 June 2013

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Russia Ramping Up Space Spending, Reasserting Lunar Direction

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Roscosmos Director Vladimir Popovkin Announces Decision To Increase Russia Space Budget To Surpass That Of China, Equal ESA; Russia Traditionally Spends 40% Of ROSCOSMOS Budget On Human Spaceflight, Now Seeking To Revamp Applications Satellite Investment; Lunar Exploration Remains High Priority As Country Seeks To Get Back On Track / Finish What They Started By Landing Humans On Moon

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Friday / 26 April 2013

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International & National Support For Human Moon Mission

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US Congress Rep. Lamar Smith (R) States Human Moon Mission Has More Support Than Proposed NASA Asteroid Retrieval Mission; Can Learn More From Moon & Is Better Precursor For Deep Space Exploration; NASA Chief Bolden (L) Says Going To Moon Would Cost 3 Times More Than Asteroid & With US$17.7B 2014 Budget It Is All NASA Can Afford; Solidifying China, Russia, Commercial USA Moon Plans May Induce Another ‘Sputnik Effect’ On NASA In Near Future

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Thursday / 11 April 2013

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Russia Moon Plans Setting Up Long-Awaited Human Mission

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Plans For Robotic Moon Missions Demonstrate Russia Space Exploration Priorities; Further Evaluation Of Russia Space Activities / Plans Indicates Russia Intention To Finish What They Started — Land Human On Moon; Igor Mitrofanov Of IKI Says Renewed Robotic Lunar Program Will Enable Human Outpost On Moon; US$25-30B Launch Facility Development Proposal Submitted To Russia Federation Government Would Facilitate Human Moon Mission By 2028  

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Friday / 5 April 2013

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Russia Solidifies Moon Exploration Plans

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Igor Mitrofanov Of IKI Reveals Russia Moon Exploration Missions: 2015 Luna-Glob South Pole Lander To Analyze Regolith / Exosphere & Test Volatiles; 2016 Luna-Glob 100-km Altitude Polar Orbiter To Map Surface / Landing Sites; 2017 Luna-Resurs-1 South Pole Lander To Test Drilling System For Cryogenic Sampling; 2019 Luna-Resurs-2 Polar Sample Return Mission; 2020 Luna-Resurs-3 Rover To Study Surface & Store Subsurface Samples; Human Missions Could Follow

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Friday / 8 March 2013

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Russia IKI Head “Human Moon Base Is Priority For Next Space Race”

Russia Scientists Developing 3 Probes To Analyze Surface Of Moon In Preparation For Building Human Moon Base; Planning To Send 120-kg Luna-Glob 1 To Polar Orbit 2015, Luna-Glob 2 By 2016, Landing Module & Rover 2017; Then Build Robotic Base & Human Base; Igor Mitrofanov Head Of Lunar Program At Space Research Institute (IKI) Says Moon Is Important Part Of Future Of Civilization; Goal Is To Use Moon To Access Mars, Solar System, Universe

Image Credit: NASA, Eisenhower Institute