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How Russia May Send Cosmonauts To the Moon After All (examiner.com)

Posted by timothy on from the countries-don't-think-but-we-know-what-you-mean dept.

MarkWhittington writes: When Russia decided to abandon its drive to land cosmonauts on the moon, the reasons were not so much political than they were fiscal. The low price of oil and the costs of Vladimir Putin's imperial adventures in the Ukraine and Syria had crowded out funding for Russia space missions. It did not help matters that the Russian Space Agency was rife with corruption and mismanagement that seems to prevail across much of Russian society. However, Popular Mechanics suggests that Russia is still thinking of landing cosmonauts on the moon when that country's fiscal situation improves.

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  1. I stopped at... by messymerry · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I stopped reading at (...and the costs of Vladimir Putin's imperial adventures in the Ukraine and Syria). Can we please stop with the propaganda pieces. I have much to do and don't want to have to look at ideological crap on /. Ok, rant off. FWIW, I think a permanent moon base should be very high on the priority list. It matters not to me who actually builds it. Chinese, Russian, EU,,, it doesn't matter.

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  2. Re:In other news by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Greece is also thinking of landing on the moon "when their fiscal situation improves"

    Greece would need a lot more than just money. They don't have the expertise, technology, or infrastructure. Russia has all of those.