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\nRussia\u2019s federal space agency intends to establish a lunar colony by the year 2040. NASA, meanwhile, announced today that it\u2019d have a continuous human presence there within a decade. NASA
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The flag of the United States of America remains the only territorial banner on the Moon\u2019s surface. But a lunar land feud may be looming. It\u2019s become apparent the US and Russia have set their sights on a human-crewed moon landing as soon as possible. United States
Roscomos, the Russian federal space agency, published a press release on Wednesday stating the moon base was the agency\u2019s top priority (translated from Russian): press release
The interest of mankind to the moon is associated primarily with the fact that unique regions with favorable conditions for the construction of lunar bases were discovered on the satellite. The implementation of the lunar program will be held in several stages until 2040.
Russia will reportedly implement its new strategy in three phases, to include the launch of an orbital station, a manned mission to the surface, and the eventual construction of a permanent base. reportedly
The agency cites a tense geopolitical climate and limited resources as a factor in its timeline.
The US, on the other hand, seems to treat the idea of a lunar colony as a stepping stone to Mars. NASA\u2019s top dog, Administrator Jim Bridenstine, told The Hill: The Hill
Right now we\u2019re building a space station, we call it \u2018Gateway,\u2019 that\u2019s going to be in orbit around the moon \u2014 think of it as a reusable command module where we can have human presence in orbit around the moon. From there we want reusable landers that go back and forth to the surface of the moon. We think we can achieve this in about 10 years, the idea being prove the capability, retire the risk, prove the human physiology and then go on to Mars.
It\u2019s exciting to imagine putting people on the Moon again, but difficult to picture it working out very well. After all, some experts predict there\u2019s a mother lode of resources waiting to be exploited just beneath the Moon\u2019s surface. experts predict
And both the Kremlin and the White House would love to secure those treasures for their respective countries. The entire world may soon get to see what nationalism looks like in space\u2013 at least, if the current political trends continue for the next decade.
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