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November 09, 2015

Russian moon mission would need 4 Angara-A5V launches
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 30, 2015
Organizing for Russian cosmonauts to fly to the Moon will require four launches of Angara-?5V heavy-class carrier rockets during the initial stage of the mission, head of Russia's Energia space corporation Vladimir Solntsev said Thursday. On Tuesday, Solntsev said that a manned lunar landing by Russian cosmonauts is planned for 2029, while a maiden flight of a new spacecraft made of composites specifically for moon missions is scheduled for 2021. "We propose to implement a four-launches sche ... read more

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