It seems that those years in which the former and now extinct Soviet Union struggled to be the first to go the farther the better in the conquest of space, fighting precisely against NASA (United States Space Agency) and its technological developments, have passed for the better. lifetime. It is true that anyone who lived through this space race would never think that both powers could work together, at least until now. Undoubtedly, a new example of how you can change the way people think over time.
After all these years and especially after seeing how the funds dedicated to space exploration in different countries have been declining, and even how others, such as Japan or China have become world leaders in this matter, It seems that both the United States Space Agency and the Russian Space Agency have decided to join forces to create what would become the Lunar space station, a huge project that is still looking for collaborators to be able to be carried out.
For the moment the truth is that we should not launch campaigns on the fly since this project to create a new International Space Station is still in a very early stage of development Although, it is also true that the advances obtained have been of vital importance for Roscosmos, the name by which the Russian Space Agency is known, has decided to make the decision to join it after many months where it seemed that they neither got involved nor distanced themselves.
Roscosmos seems to be very interested in joining the development and construction of a new Space Station orbiting the Moon.
At the moment all this information we are talking about is just a rumor what this agency could do or not do, although they have been confirmed, presumably, by very reliable sources at the publication Popular Mechanics. Apparently and precisely according to these sources closely related to Roscosmos, the current head of the Russian Space Agency, Igor Komarov, would announce these plans taking advantage of its presence at the 68th International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide (Australia).
Returning to the project itself, both NASA and all the international agencies that are gradually joining the development of the project, have thought that this new International Space Station is in the orbit of the Moon in the early 2020s. The half-life of this station, as estimated by its expert developers, will be about 10 years and will be the ideal one to prepare for future trips to Mars.
The lack of funding would have been reason enough for Roscosmos to be interested in the development of this new Space Station
Returning to the rumors, apparently and as it would have been confirmed in the different internal debates in Russia, the original plans of Roscosmos were going through create your own base located in the orbit of the Earth, as do other agencies such as China, as well as create a base located in the orbit of the Moon, something that, as you can imagine, after numerous studies, they have realized that it is unfeasible due to the enormous economic investment that would be required.
Undoubtedly and after knowing these intentions by the Russian Space Agency, the latest statements made by the president of the country are much clearer, Vladimir Putin, which not too long ago already announced that his country was willing to work jointly with the United States in human exploration tasks in deep space and thus be able to join forces to finally carry out missions to Mars already in the 2030s .
Be that as it may, the truth is that all the Space Agencies that are invested in the development of this project will be delighted that Roscosmos is joining the same, one of the most powerful and capable of bringing to fruition what, not too long ago time, it seemed just a mere idea.
Further information: Popular Mechanics