Russia to launch lunar spacecraft in race to find water on moon
Russia to launch lunar spacecraft in race to find water on moon
Russia made its final preparations on Thursday for the launch of its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years as it races to be the first power to make a soft landing on the south pole of the moon which may hold significant deposits of water ice.
Can't get very excited about space missions where I have little hope that they'll be conducted openly and important scientific information shared with the world.
When Russia announced its plans for a mission to Mars, they had a press conference with the cosmonauts. At some point, it turned out that the actual plan consisted in establishing a permanent base on the planet but it was not intended for the crew to ever return to earth. One reporter asked the cosmonaut who would be the commander: „Do you seriously intent to spend the rest of your life in a hopeless, toxic wasteland?“ The cosmonaut answered quickly: „No! That’s why we going to Mars.“