Rogozin has offered China together to colonize Mars and moon
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin announced that Russia is ready to cooperate with China in the development of Mars and moon. About it as informs RIA Novosti, he said during the round table, held in the exhibition "the First Russian-Chinese EXPO".
"If to declare manned space flights and the development of the Solar system, to start the Moon and Mars, we here are ready to move forward with our Chinese friends hand in hand" - said Rogozin.
Among other things, he expressed the hope that Russia together with China will later be able to co-create a space vehicles, radiocomponents base, to cooperate in cartography and communication.
Also, the Vice Premier reported on the reform of the rocket and space industry in Russia. According to him, this should reduce the accident rate in this area, also lead to the consolidation of the Russian rocket and space industry".
Earlier it was reported that the Federal space Agency together with a number of scientific institutions has developed the project of the colonization of the moon. To start performance of the lunar program is planned in 2030. The new concept is expected to international cooperation, but stressed the need to ensure "the national independence of the lunar program from the conditions and scope of participation of foreign partners".