Roscosmos for Russia chose the best site on the Moon – Interfax

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Moscow. On 23 October. INTERFAX.RU – Working Group of the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the Russian Academy of Sciences recommends that Russia as soon as possible to nationalize the lunar south pole, wrote on Thursday night write ” Izvestia “.

The findings are contained in the working group prepared a package of integrated proposals on the methodology and phasing of development of the Moon, a copy of which was at the disposal of the publication.

“News” noted that the current document from the previous embodiments, the concepts of lunar programs distinguished by the presence of objective evaluation of what the state can get by investing in the development of the Moon trillions of rubles. In particular, the most valuable resource of the Earth’s satellite working group calls the water, which will unfold in the struggle between the states of the Earth.

«In the first half of the XXI century rivalry unfold cosmic powers for the possession of the most attractive lunar bridgehead to build future research stations – said in a text document. – Lunar bridgeheads are sized for the maximum duration of the illumination and the presence in their immediate vicinity deposits of water ice ».

It is for these characteristics of the most attractive areas of the moon’s south pole is a satellite.

The paper notes that, according to the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, “Outer Space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means ».

However, the contract calls for respect for the sovereignty over running into space objects, in connection with which the United States insist that the moon landing of Apollo space are sovereign territory of the United States.

«USA actually suggest to nationalize the area around the site of the first moon landing” Apollo 11 “- the authors of the document. – Mastering the Moon Russian researchers should occur as a gradual expansion of the infrastructure for pre-scouting bridgehead with favorable lighting conditions, due to the Earth and the moon natural resources ».

The authors of the document suggest conduct exploration of the Moon in three stages. First, exploration and landing. Then the creation of the landfill and, finally, the construction of a full lunar base.

According to a source in the Russian Space Agency, proposals for the development of the Moon phases will be considered in parallel with the government draft of the Federal Space Program for 2016-2025 years, in which the set of planned development activities aimed at the creation of technologies that allow to begin exploration of the Moon at 2026-2030 years.