A leading Russian space industrialist has been discussing his country’s plans for manned missions beyond the ISS. He reckons they can do a manned moon landing by 2015, helium-3 mining there by 2025, and a Mars mission sometime between 2020 and 2030. He acknowledges the lack of budget for the next ten years, and is looking to commercial interests providing the cash.
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“He acknowledges the lack of budget for the next ten years…”
LOL
In other words, it’s just castles-in-the-sky.
America could easily do a manned moon landing by 2015 and a Mars mission sometime between 2020 and 2030 – but we don’t currently want to pay for such.
So what’s being glossed over isn’t a minor detail, it’s the critical detail. Secure the funding, and everything else falls into place.