Russia, China Aim to Put a Nuclear Plant on the Moon

2024-03-09

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  • Russia and China are considering putting a nuclear power station on the moon in about 10 years.
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  • The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, made the statement recently.
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  • He added that such a project could support the building of moon settlements one day.
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  • Borisov said that Russia and China had been working on a moon program together.
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  • The former deputy defense minister explained that Russia was able to help with its expertise in "nuclear space energy."
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  • "Today we are seriously considering a project - somewhere at the turn of 2033-2035 - to deliver and install a power unit on the lunar surface together with our Chinese colleagues," Borisov said.
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  • Solar panels would not be able to provide enough electricity to power future moon settlements, he said, while nuclear power could.
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  • He said the possible plan should be done "without the presence of humans."
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  • Borisov also spoke about Russian plans to build a nuclear-powered spaceship to carry cargo.
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  • He said all the technical questions concerning the project had been solved, except for finding out how to cool the nuclear reactor.
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  • He said the ship would be a large "structure that would be able, thanks to a nuclear reactor and ... high-power turbines...to transport large cargoes from one orbit to another."
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  • He added that such a ship could collect objects for many other projects.
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  • Russian officials have spoken before about plans to mine minerals on the moon.
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  • But the Russian space program has suffered a series of problems in recent years.
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  • Its first moon mission in 47 years failed last year after Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft lost control and crashed.
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  • Russian officials have said they will launch further lunar missions and then explore the possibility of a joint Russian-China crewed mission and even a lunar base.
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  • Last month, China said it aimed to put the first Chinese astronaut on the moon before 2030.
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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin last month said a warning by the United States that Russia planned to put nuclear weapons in space was false.
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  • Putin said the warning was part of a plan to force Russia into arms negotiations on the West's terms.
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  • I'm John Russell.
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  • Russia and China are considering putting a nuclear power station on the moon in about 10 years.
  • 2
  • The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, made the statement recently. He added that such a project could support the building of moon settlements one day.
  • 3
  • Borisov said that Russia and China had been working on a moon program together. The former deputy defense minister explained that Russia was able to help with its expertise in "nuclear space energy."
  • 4
  • "Today we are seriously considering a project - somewhere at the turn of 2033-2035 - to deliver and install a power unit on the lunar surface together with our Chinese colleagues," Borisov said.
  • 5
  • Solar panels would not be able to provide enough electricity to power future moon settlements, he said, while nuclear power could.
  • 6
  • He said the possible plan should be done "without the presence of humans."
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  • Borisov also spoke about Russian plans to build a nuclear-powered spaceship to carry cargo. He said all the technical questions concerning the project had been solved, except for finding out how to cool the nuclear reactor.
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  • He said the ship would be a large "structure that would be able, thanks to a nuclear reactor and ... high-power turbines...to transport large cargoes from one orbit to another." He added that such a ship could collect objects for many other projects.
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  • Russian officials have spoken before about plans to mine minerals on the moon. But the Russian space program has suffered a series of problems in recent years.
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  • Its first moon mission in 47 years failed last year after Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft lost control and crashed.
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  • Russian officials have said they will launch further lunar missions and then explore the possibility of a joint Russian-China crewed mission and even a lunar base.
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  • Last month, China said it aimed to put the first Chinese astronaut on the moon before 2030.
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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin last month said a warning by the United States that Russia planned to put nuclear weapons in space was false. Putin said the warning was part of a plan to force Russia into arms negotiations on the West's terms.
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  • I'm John Russell.
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  • John Russell adapted this story from a Reuters report.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • expertise -n. special knowledge that relates to field or an industry
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  • deliver -v. to take something from one place to another in order to fulfill a request
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  • install -v. to put equipment or software in a place where it is to be used
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  • lunar - adj. of or relating to the moon
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  • solar panel - n. a large, flat piece of equipment that uses the sun's light or heat to create electricity
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  • cargo -n. products or objects carried by a vehicle from one place to another for a price that is often based on weight
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  • turbine - n. an engine that has a part with blades that are caused to spin by pressure