Space Moscow alliance and Beijing. Putin: We have great plans

Russia and China have ambitious and great plans for space cooperation – said Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. He added that many countries want to develop cooperation with Russia in this area, and Moscow remains devoted to plans to send a mission to the moon and Mars.

The Russian leader pointed out that he provides for cooperation projects with other BRICS countries, including India, South Africa and Brazil, and that “cooperation in space with Americans is continued,” Reuters said, citing the interfax agency, which quotes Putin's speech at the State Technical University. Baumana in Moscow.

“Although our European partners have stopped working with us, limiting it to virtually zero, Russian equipment still works at their stations, in its facilities, including examining Mars,” Putin assured. The Italian Ansa agency reminded that several cooperation projects between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Space Agency (Roskosmos) were suspended as a result of full -size aggression to Ukraine in 2022.

On Wednesday, Putin compared the billionaire Elon Musk to Sergei Korolow, an engineer recognized as the father of Russian cosmonautics. “There is a person in the USA with an absolute crap on Mars; people are rarely fueled with the idea of ​​such a strongly fueled idea,” he said.

The Russian president announced last week “the need to develop new manned spacecraft and load -bearing rockets”. At the same time, he noticed the importance of Russia's space program for the defense of the country.

The head of Roskosmos Dmitry Bakanov stated last week that Moscow “is working on strengthening his position as a leading strength in space.” “To achieve this goal, we develop technologies, launch innovative projects and prepare for new missions,” he said. (PAP)

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