Russia Talks Moon Base With NASA, ESA

Posted by Soulskill on Monday January 23, 2012 @11:39AM from the sheer-luna-cy dept.

milbournosphere writes "Russia and NASA are reportedly in talks to create a base on the Moon. They're looking to create either a facility on the Moon itself or a permanent space station in orbit around the moon. 'We don't want man to just step on the Moon,' agency chief Vladimir Popovkin said in an interview with Vesti FM radio station. 'Today, we know enough about it. We know that there is water in its polar areas,' he added. 'We are now discussing how to begin [the Moon's] exploration with NASA and the European Space Agency.'"

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Re:Why the moon? by wanzeo · 2012-01-23 12:10 · Score: 0, Redundant

Once again I will ask the tired question, "Why do actual humans need to ever go into space?"
Take your moon base money and your ISS money and give it to the roboticists, that we might finally advance from a 1940s view of space exploration.