٠٠:٠٦:٣٥Mandatory credit: Russian Society 'Znanie'
Director General of Roscosmos Yury Borisov revealed Russia and China were 'seriously considering' a nuclear power plant on the moon in 2033-2035, while speaking at the World Youth Festival 2024 in the Sirius Federal Territory on Tuesday.
"Solar batteries cannot provide the necessary energy, only nuclear energy can solve these problems. We have competence in this area and today we are seriously considering a project to deliver and install a [nuclear] power plant on the lunar surface, together with our Chinese colleagues, somewhere around the turn of 2033-2035. This is a very serious challenge because, as you know, everything has to be done automatically, without human presence," he said.
Borisov emphasised that space should be free of nuclear weapons and Russia would 'consistently defend this position and co-ordinate with our colleagues'.
Recently, Washington claimed Moscow 'was developing weapons with 'an anti-satellite capability', with Western media outlets suggesting they could have a nuclear component. During his speech to the Federal Assembly, President Vladimir Putin called the allegations 'nothing but smoke and mirrors' designed to drag the country into negotiations on Washington's own terms.
The head of Roscosmos also explained that the International Space Station (ISS) was 'rather old by the standards of technology', and was the reason for launching the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) project.
"Although it is called Russian, we are open to co-operation. In numerous trips around the world among our friendly countries, we constantly invite them participate in this project in future. We would like to make it open, international. We offer different kinds of services, from training tourists or research cosmonauts to building national modules that we could also launch and that could either operate autonomously or dock with our Russian orbital station," he added.
Borisov announced Moscow's decision to create its own orbital station and discontinue using the International Space Station (ISS) last April. The first stage of the Russian orbital station construction is scheduled for 2027-2030, and the station is to be completed in 2032.
The World Youth Festival takes place on March 1-7. According to the organisers, it intends to develop international youth co-operation and bring together 20,000 young people. The regional programme will take place on March 10-17, during which the participants will visit 30 Russian cities.
Moscow and Beijing 'seriously considering' nuclear power plant on moon in 2030s - Head of Roscosmos
Director General of Roscosmos Yury Borisov revealed Russia and China were 'seriously considering' a nuclear power plant on the moon in 2033-2035, while speaking at the World Youth Festival 2024 in the Sirius Federal Territory on Tuesday.
"Solar batteries cannot provide the necessary energy, only nuclear energy can solve these problems. We have competence in this area and today we are seriously considering a project to deliver and install a [nuclear] power plant on the lunar surface, together with our Chinese colleagues, somewhere around the turn of 2033-2035. This is a very serious challenge because, as you know, everything has to be done automatically, without human presence," he said.
Borisov emphasised that space should be free of nuclear weapons and Russia would 'consistently defend this position and co-ordinate with our colleagues'.
Recently, Washington claimed Moscow 'was developing weapons with 'an anti-satellite capability', with Western media outlets suggesting they could have a nuclear component. During his speech to the Federal Assembly, President Vladimir Putin called the allegations 'nothing but smoke and mirrors' designed to drag the country into negotiations on Washington's own terms.
The head of Roscosmos also explained that the International Space Station (ISS) was 'rather old by the standards of technology', and was the reason for launching the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) project.
"Although it is called Russian, we are open to co-operation. In numerous trips around the world among our friendly countries, we constantly invite them participate in this project in future. We would like to make it open, international. We offer different kinds of services, from training tourists or research cosmonauts to building national modules that we could also launch and that could either operate autonomously or dock with our Russian orbital station," he added.
Borisov announced Moscow's decision to create its own orbital station and discontinue using the International Space Station (ISS) last April. The first stage of the Russian orbital station construction is scheduled for 2027-2030, and the station is to be completed in 2032.
The World Youth Festival takes place on March 1-7. According to the organisers, it intends to develop international youth co-operation and bring together 20,000 young people. The regional programme will take place on March 10-17, during which the participants will visit 30 Russian cities.
Mandatory credit: Russian Society 'Znanie'
Director General of Roscosmos Yury Borisov revealed Russia and China were 'seriously considering' a nuclear power plant on the moon in 2033-2035, while speaking at the World Youth Festival 2024 in the Sirius Federal Territory on Tuesday.
"Solar batteries cannot provide the necessary energy, only nuclear energy can solve these problems. We have competence in this area and today we are seriously considering a project to deliver and install a [nuclear] power plant on the lunar surface, together with our Chinese colleagues, somewhere around the turn of 2033-2035. This is a very serious challenge because, as you know, everything has to be done automatically, without human presence," he said.
Borisov emphasised that space should be free of nuclear weapons and Russia would 'consistently defend this position and co-ordinate with our colleagues'.
Recently, Washington claimed Moscow 'was developing weapons with 'an anti-satellite capability', with Western media outlets suggesting they could have a nuclear component. During his speech to the Federal Assembly, President Vladimir Putin called the allegations 'nothing but smoke and mirrors' designed to drag the country into negotiations on Washington's own terms.
The head of Roscosmos also explained that the International Space Station (ISS) was 'rather old by the standards of technology', and was the reason for launching the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) project.
"Although it is called Russian, we are open to co-operation. In numerous trips around the world among our friendly countries, we constantly invite them participate in this project in future. We would like to make it open, international. We offer different kinds of services, from training tourists or research cosmonauts to building national modules that we could also launch and that could either operate autonomously or dock with our Russian orbital station," he added.
Borisov announced Moscow's decision to create its own orbital station and discontinue using the International Space Station (ISS) last April. The first stage of the Russian orbital station construction is scheduled for 2027-2030, and the station is to be completed in 2032.
The World Youth Festival takes place on March 1-7. According to the organisers, it intends to develop international youth co-operation and bring together 20,000 young people. The regional programme will take place on March 10-17, during which the participants will visit 30 Russian cities.