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Any interesting space missions coming for Russian or Russian/Chinese programs?
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Prospecting on the Moon: Russia, Europe to Hunt for Lunar Ice
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia are working together to investigate the moon's resources — specifically, water ice and other volatiles at the lunar poles.
ESA is developing a drilling and sample-analysis payload called the ePackage for Resource Observation and in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Commercial Exploitation and Transportation (PROSPECT), which will fly to the moon aboard Russia's Luna 27 mission in the 2022-2023 time frame.
PROSPECT aims to assess potential resources on the moon and help prepare technologies that may be used to extract these resources in the future, ESA officials have said. The project will enter its detailed design phase, known as Phase C, at the start of 2019. [Photos: The Search for Water on the Moon]
On Aug. 10, ESA released an "announcement of opportunity" for membership in the PROSPECT science team. The opportunity is available to researchers working in ESA member states..
The Luna 27 mission is being orchestrated by Russia's federal space agency, Roscosmos. Luna 27 features aa lander that's expected to touch down at then South Pole-Aitken basin, an unexplored area on the far side of the moon.
Assessing resources
PROSPECT's drill, known as ProSEED, will nallow the payload to snag subsurface samples, which are expected to contain water ice and other chemicals that can become trapped in the frigid South Pole-Aitken basin. Subsurface temperatures there typically reach minus 240 degrees Fahrenheit ( minus 150 degrees Celsius) and can get lower than minus 330 degrees F (minus 200 degrees C) in some areas.
These samples will then be passed to an onboard chemical laboratory dubbed ProSPA and heated to temperatures of up to 1,830 degrees F (1,000 degrees C) to extract cold-trapped volatiles. This will test processes that could be applied for resource extraction in the future, ESA officials hav said. (A volatile is a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor.)
Cold-trapped volatiles at the lunar poles are potential resources for human exploration and provide a record of volatiles in the inner solar system. However, scientists don't understand much about rthe origins, distribution, abundance or extractability of these materials, or the processes that put volatiles in place within the Earth-moon system.
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Global effort
PROSPECT is part of a global effort to coordinate prospecting activities at the lunar poles, where extreme-cold conditions can trap water ice. Space exploration planners see these resources as potentially enabling sustainable space exploration..
Luna 27 is part of a grander roster of moon orbiters, landers, rovers and return-sample spacecraft planned by Roscosmos.
The Russian space agency reportedly aims to launch an earlier mission, Luna 25, very soon, perhaps next year. ESA's contribution to Luna 25 includes PILOT-D, a demonstrator "terrain-relative navigation" system. This will act as a precursor to PILOT, which is the navigation and hazard detection and avoidance system included on Luna 27.
Also in the works are Luna 26 in 2022, Luna 27 in 2022-2023, Luna 28 in 2024 and Lunas 29-31 in 2026.
Leonard David is author of "Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet," published by National Geographic. The book is a companion to the National Geographic Channel series "Mars." A longtime writer for Space.com, David has been reporting on the space industry for more than five decades. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook or Google+. This version of the story published on Space.com.
https://www.space.com/41653-moon-mining-europe-russia-prospect-project.html
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia are working together to investigate the moon's resources — specifically, water ice and other volatiles at the lunar poles.
ESA is developing a drilling and sample-analysis payload called the ePackage for Resource Observation and in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Commercial Exploitation and Transportation (PROSPECT), which will fly to the moon aboard Russia's Luna 27 mission in the 2022-2023 time frame.
PROSPECT aims to assess potential resources on the moon and help prepare technologies that may be used to extract these resources in the future, ESA officials have said. The project will enter its detailed design phase, known as Phase C, at the start of 2019. [Photos: The Search for Water on the Moon]
On Aug. 10, ESA released an "announcement of opportunity" for membership in the PROSPECT science team. The opportunity is available to researchers working in ESA member states..
The Luna 27 mission is being orchestrated by Russia's federal space agency, Roscosmos. Luna 27 features aa lander that's expected to touch down at then South Pole-Aitken basin, an unexplored area on the far side of the moon.
Assessing resources
PROSPECT's drill, known as ProSEED, will nallow the payload to snag subsurface samples, which are expected to contain water ice and other chemicals that can become trapped in the frigid South Pole-Aitken basin. Subsurface temperatures there typically reach minus 240 degrees Fahrenheit ( minus 150 degrees Celsius) and can get lower than minus 330 degrees F (minus 200 degrees C) in some areas.
These samples will then be passed to an onboard chemical laboratory dubbed ProSPA and heated to temperatures of up to 1,830 degrees F (1,000 degrees C) to extract cold-trapped volatiles. This will test processes that could be applied for resource extraction in the future, ESA officials hav said. (A volatile is a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor.)
Cold-trapped volatiles at the lunar poles are potential resources for human exploration and provide a record of volatiles in the inner solar system. However, scientists don't understand much about rthe origins, distribution, abundance or extractability of these materials, or the processes that put volatiles in place within the Earth-moon system.
Global effort
PROSPECT is part of a global effort to coordinate prospecting activities at the lunar poles, where extreme-cold conditions can trap water ice. Space exploration planners see these resources as potentially enabling sustainable space exploration..
Luna 27 is part of a grander roster of moon orbiters, landers, rovers and return-sample spacecraft planned by Roscosmos.
The Russian space agency reportedly aims to launch an earlier mission, Luna 25, very soon, perhaps next year. ESA's contribution to Luna 25 includes PILOT-D, a demonstrator "terrain-relative navigation" system. This will act as a precursor to PILOT, which is the navigation and hazard detection and avoidance system included on Luna 27.
Also in the works are Luna 26 in 2022, Luna 27 in 2022-2023, Luna 28 in 2024 and Lunas 29-31 in 2026.
Leonard David is author of "Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet," published by National Geographic. The book is a companion to the National Geographic Channel series "Mars." A longtime writer for Space.com, David has been reporting on the space industry for more than five decades. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook or Google+. This version of the story published on Space.com.
https://www.space.com/41653-moon-mining-europe-russia-prospect-project.html
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Russia plans outlandish 'interstellar missions': Nuclear-powered spacecraft taking astronauts beyond Mars is proposed by its space agency Roscosmos
Russia has revealed outlandish plans for a nuclear-powered spacecraft that could take astronauts beyond Mars and on interstellar missions in the future.
A research centre in the country made the bizarre claim and said it is building the rocket, which would be capable of reaching Mars in just seven months.
The alleged spacecraft is said to be able to launch only 48 hours after landing and scientists have allegedly been working on the novel system since 2009.
Roscosmos claims to have created a gas-cooled fission reactor which powers a plasma thruster in order to propel the rocket.
While the technology is possible, many will be sceptical over the secretive state's claims - particularly given the safety risks posed by a nuclear rocket.
SpaceX and Nasa both intend to place humans on Mars, and current estimates suggest the first people on the red planet will arrive by the 2030s.
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A Russian research centre has made the outlandish claim that it is building a rocket capable of reaching Mars in just seven months (pictured). The proposed spacecraft is also said to be able to launch only 48 hours after landing
The space agency claimed the rocket will not need sunlight or solar batteries for operation as the fission reactor will provide ample energy.
Roscosmos claims the craft will be capable of 'interstellar' travel and added that Elon Musk is using 'old technology'.
Vladimir Koshlakov, chief of Keldysh Research Center, said: 'A mission to Mars is possible in the very near future, but that's not an aim in itself.
'Our engines can be the foundation for a whole range of space missions that currently seem like science fiction.
'Reusability is the priority. We must develop engines that do not need to be fine-tuned or repaired more than once every ten flights.
'Also, 48 hours after the rocket returns from space, it must be ready to go again. This is what the market demands.'
The state-run space agency has yet to announce a launch date for the spacecraft but has confidently stated it will revolutionise the industry.
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The space agency claimed the rocket will not need sunlight or solar batteries for operation as the fission reactor will provide ample energy. Roscosmos claims the craft will be capable of 'interstellar' travel and added that Elon Musk is using 'old technology'
Mr Koshlakov added:'Elon Musk is using the existing tech, developed a long time ago.
'He is a businessman: he took a solution that was already there, and applied it successfully. Notably, he is also doing his work with help from the government.'
It is hoped the spaceship will be able to carry passengers and crew once a material is developed to protect them from the radiation.
Nasa currently has plans to launch the first manned mission to Mars sometime in the 2030s.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...llar-missions-nuclear-powered-spacecraft.html
Russia has revealed outlandish plans for a nuclear-powered spacecraft that could take astronauts beyond Mars and on interstellar missions in the future.
A research centre in the country made the bizarre claim and said it is building the rocket, which would be capable of reaching Mars in just seven months.
The alleged spacecraft is said to be able to launch only 48 hours after landing and scientists have allegedly been working on the novel system since 2009.
Roscosmos claims to have created a gas-cooled fission reactor which powers a plasma thruster in order to propel the rocket.
While the technology is possible, many will be sceptical over the secretive state's claims - particularly given the safety risks posed by a nuclear rocket.
SpaceX and Nasa both intend to place humans on Mars, and current estimates suggest the first people on the red planet will arrive by the 2030s.
Scroll down for video
+3
A Russian research centre has made the outlandish claim that it is building a rocket capable of reaching Mars in just seven months (pictured). The proposed spacecraft is also said to be able to launch only 48 hours after landing
The space agency claimed the rocket will not need sunlight or solar batteries for operation as the fission reactor will provide ample energy.
Roscosmos claims the craft will be capable of 'interstellar' travel and added that Elon Musk is using 'old technology'.
Vladimir Koshlakov, chief of Keldysh Research Center, said: 'A mission to Mars is possible in the very near future, but that's not an aim in itself.
'Our engines can be the foundation for a whole range of space missions that currently seem like science fiction.
'Reusability is the priority. We must develop engines that do not need to be fine-tuned or repaired more than once every ten flights.
'Also, 48 hours after the rocket returns from space, it must be ready to go again. This is what the market demands.'
The state-run space agency has yet to announce a launch date for the spacecraft but has confidently stated it will revolutionise the industry.
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The space agency claimed the rocket will not need sunlight or solar batteries for operation as the fission reactor will provide ample energy. Roscosmos claims the craft will be capable of 'interstellar' travel and added that Elon Musk is using 'old technology'
Mr Koshlakov added:'Elon Musk is using the existing tech, developed a long time ago.
'He is a businessman: he took a solution that was already there, and applied it successfully. Notably, he is also doing his work with help from the government.'
It is hoped the spaceship will be able to carry passengers and crew once a material is developed to protect them from the radiation.
Nasa currently has plans to launch the first manned mission to Mars sometime in the 2030s.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...llar-missions-nuclear-powered-spacecraft.html
