Russia to approve new Moon rocket

oikeasti kisa on edelleen auki ja ensimmäistä oikeaa kuulentoa ei ole nähty, joten Venäjä voi edelleen voittaa koko homman


"However, in what seems like a case of history repeating itself, Russia is starting late in its bid to beat the US - and potentially China - to the Moon.

In 1961, President John F Kennedy met the Soviet challenge in space by launching the original US lunar effort.

Yet the Soviet government waited until 1964 before committing itself to the costly expenditure of a manned landing.

The Kremlin ultimately aborted the monumental effort after the Apollo 11 lunar module touched down on the Moon first."