Rivals on Earth, Friends in Space
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 3:28 pm
Russia and the United States have recently agreed to create a lunar orbital station called Deep Space Gateway with the support of the BRICS nations.
"We agreed that we will jointly participate in the project to create a new international lunar orbital station, Deep Space Gateway. At the first stage we will construct an orbital part with the further goal of implementing the fulfilled technologies on the moon, and later on Mars," Igor Komarov of Russia's space agency Roscosmos said, speaking at the International Astronautical Congress in Australia.
The plans on the creation of the Deep Space Gateway station were made public in spring 2016 when Russia's Energiya Corp. was reported to have cooperated with NASA on building lunar infrastructure. Energiya plans to start the construction of a lunar orbital platform by the end of 2022.
Rivals on Earth, Friends in Space: Russian-US Lunar Station Opens New Horizons
Poor green guys
