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January 17, 2013

Russia to Launch Lunar Mission in 2015
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 17, 2013
Russia will launch a robotic lunar station in 2015, Federal Space Agency Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin said on Tuesday. Luna-Glob will lift off from the Vostochny space port in Russia's Far East after several test launches, he said. Luna-Glob is the first of four missions planned before the creation of a fully robotic lunar base scheduled for after 2015. The orbiter will have a payload of 120 kilograms (260 pounds), including equipment for astrophysics experiments, dust monitors, a ... read more

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