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July 24, 2016

Russian and US engineers plan manned moon mission
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 21, 2016
Engineers in Russia and the US are completing a plan for a collaborative space program. The initiative would preserve the multinational alliance developed when the International Space Station (ISS) was initiated in 1993. Both American and Russian organizations are considering ways to return to space together, as long as the political relationship between the two nations doesn't deteriorate. The countries had been preparing to part ways after the ISS ceases operation in 2024. NASA is developi ... read more

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