Russia to ‘conquer the moon’ and station a squad of cosmonauts in permanent luna

[MikeWB]

Russia to 'conquer the moon' and station a squad of cosmonauts in permanent lunar outpost

Secret space base expected to begin operations by 2030
by Jasper Hamill
21st June 2016, 12:19 pm
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An artist's impression of what a moon base might look like
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An artist's impression of what a moon base might look like

Now it has announced that a dozen cosmonauts – the Russian word for astronaut – will live on the base.

"At the initial stage, the Moon base will be manned by no more than 2-4 people, with their number later rising to 10-12 people," Olga Zharova from the Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash) told the newspaper Izvestia today.

The base is likely to be built near one of the moon's poles, with a power station buried beneath it.
Star Wars... will the next conflict take place in space?
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Star Wars... will the next conflict take place in space?

A fallout shelter will also be built underground, serving the dual purpose of protecting the crew from radiation and shielding them from any nuclear attacks.

It is likely that Russia's moon base will be used for scientific research and perhaps the mining of minerals, but it may also have some sort of military function.

The lunar surface would be the perfect place to build a satellite detection base, which could allow enemy spaceships to be detected and destroyed in the event of a conflict back down on Earth.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1317268/russia-to-conquer-the-moon-by-stationing-a-squad-of-cosmonauts-in-permanent-lunar-outpost/

[yankeedoodle]

Just more Putin/Russia-bashing propaganda bullshit.

"Conquer" the moon, huh?  Scare words.  Better conquer Russia before they "conquer" the moon, and establish a military base that will encircle NATO.   

Better start World War III, so we can save the Moon.   

Where do you sign up to get a job writing this shit?  Does it pay much? 

The Roosskies are a bit behind times.  Yankee Doodle was told many many years ago, by Hollywood, that Santa Claus Conquer[ed] the Martians.  Surely Santa's already conquered the Moon.