
Russia just announced that it is sending humans to the moon
October 28, 2015Lunar BaseESAEuropean Space Agency’s version of a permanent lunar base.Before 2030, Russia plans to land its first cosmonauts on the moon, and Europe wants a piece of the action.They’re a little late for the great space race of the ’60s, but the mission is an admirable push for the re-ignited interest in manned deep-space travel.On Tuesday, at a space and technology conference in Moscow, the head of Roscosmos Energia — Russia’s version of NASA — announced: “A manned flight...