MOSCOW, 21 Aug. Russia definitely needs to participate in the lunar race, Yury Borisov, general director of Roscosmos, said on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel on Monday.
“In no case should the lunar program be interrupted — this would be the wrong decision. I think that the negative experience of interrupting the lunar program for almost 50 years is the main reason for the failures,” he said.
According to Borisov, the race for the development of the natural resources of the Earth's natural satellite has already begun. Another goal of the exploration of the Moon is the possibility of using it as a «transit point» in interplanetary flights in the future.
«The race for the development of the natural resources of the Moon has certainly begun, and in the future the Moon will become an ideal platform for the exploration of deep space, therefore , of course, we need to find the opportunity to continue research and conduct the lunar program,» he said.
an emergency situation occurred in the pre-landing orbit. As a result, the station collided with the surface of the Earth's natural satellite.
August 20, 16:28