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April 22, 2015

Russia Planning Manned Flight Around Moon in 2025
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 23, 2015
Russia is planning to carry out a manned mission around the Moon in 2025 and conduct a manned landing on the Earth's natural satellite in 2029, according to a draft Federal Space program for 2016-2025. "As a result of the implementation of the program [in 2025], a piloted flight around the Moon will be carried out," while "the landing of cosmonauts on the Moon's surface is expected to take place in 2029," the document says. Earlier this month, head of the Russian Federal Space Agency, or Ros ... read more

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