Russian enthusiasts are beginning to create a satellite-debunker American lunar mission – Moskovsky Komsomolets

The project has collected 1.7 million rubles

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The team of domestic experts, together with their affiliates astroentuziastami it began to develop a vehicle that can get into lunar orbit. The purpose of this mission – to photograph the surface of our natural satellite with higher resolution.

Photo: Alexander Astafjevs

As told RIA Novosti the initiator of the plan Vitaly Egorov, the price of the project could reach about ten million US dollars. These funds from the initiators want to find sponsors.

It is expected that the satellite will lift from the Earth, Russian or Chinese missiles. This should happen in the current decade.

Start project was given at the beginning of October, and has now successfully completed the collection of funds.

The share of accumulated funds will be intended for scientific and technical expertise to the experts of the Russian Space Agency.

The examination must show the level of work, as well as compliance with the Russian space industry.

«Part of the funds – said Yegorov – to direct on purchase of equipment for the development of on-board of the radio system and laser data ».

The organizers of the unique project offers that the price of the mission will result in $ 10 million. “As the Internet is not collected, so we hope to find a major sponsor or investor of the project – the words quoted Egorova TASS. – We are now in the process of the development team and the distribution of tasks. The first stage – the preparation of theoretical justification – we will try to finish in less than a year “.

It was known before, finances are going to the theoretical study and mathematical calculations that can help you understand the main features and price wondered microsatellite.

Russian orbiter is necessary to remove the landing of American ships, as well as traces of the Soviet lunar rovers.

Among the organizers of the project – a private space company “Dauria Aerospace”.

On Earth, get information from the satellite is expected by means of radio amateurs from different countries.