In the United States want to explore the space with Russia

In the United States held talks firms Lockheed Martin and Boeing with a Russian company Energia joint exploration of deep space. It was about the docking of ships and the joint exploration of the moon.

The American company Lockheed Martin has held talks with Rocket and space company Energia adaptation of the new manned spacecraft Orion to dock with the Russian space vehicles. In the future its possible connection with the currently developed "Promising vehicle (PTC). Earlier, a similar coupling was carried out in 1975 in the scope of the pilot program "Soyuz-Apollo".

"Spacecraft must be adapted to each other, we should be able to match - it gives a hint of common sense," said the President of RSC Energia Vladimir Solntsev. Orion should be able to dock with other ships, performing flights in deep space. Data and other topics we discussed at the meetings with the advent of Lockheed Martin and Boeing last week in the United States. Results
these meetings, we signed a number of protocols for further interaction: the American partners interesting common program for the study of outer space", said Vladimir.

Besides all this, the question was about the exploration of the moon. Orion own upcoming flight plans to implement to the moon in 2018. About the moon among other things the past few years and say the head of the Russian space industry. Discussed ideas lunar orbital station, ground and inhabited base near the South pole of the moon.

"We Americans have considered the possibility of lunar exploration as a transitional platform in the program of deep space exploration. Our vision is largely similar, there are not conducted, and we will one way or another to explore the space in collaboration with other space powers, even in the U.S.," quote "Izvestia" Solntseva. The view was also expressed that the safety of the crews of spacecraft most important, for her support and develop possible docking of ships of various countries), in consequence of space cooperation will continue.

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