Russia has no opportunity for human exploration of the Moon Bashny.Net

Moon is not yet available to us, and zhal

in an interview to "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" said the vice-president of the Joint Rocket and Space Corporation (ACCD), Vitaly Lopota.

"Moon, for example, we are not yet available. To reach the lunar surface crew of three people need a rocket carrying capacity of not less than 130-150 tons lower orbit. Unfortunately, no such carriers today. Those carriers which are not allow to do this "- said Lopota.



According to the vice-president of ACCD, "today we are creating a rocket carrying capacity of 20 tons on the lower orbit, will soon reach the 25 tons (rocket" Angara "- a comment." Heathcliff! "), But to fly up to the moon required the mass of Earth orbit 75 tons. " To the astronauts were able to return to Earth, the load capacity to be increased by half.

Lopota special attention paid to the need for the development of manned space flight. He also said that Russia has no clear strategy of development of the space industry, and of flying astronauts to Mars can think no earlier than ten years. "It will take at least ten to fifteen years to approach the solution of this problem, which should be written into the scenario of further evolutionary development of Russian space exploration," - said vice-president.

Lopota also spoke about the dependence of the Russian manufacturers of satellites from foreign components. "Constellation we have repeatedly brought to more than 20 machines, but, unfortunately, the software and hardware that we use are made outside of Russia or components that we do together," - he said.

Vice President spoke ACCD and plans for further international cooperation. "However, this cooperation continues, I am sure, will continue. If you are going to fly into space, we have to take all the best in the world for this flight. Ideas do not have nationality ", - concluded the Lopota.

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