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Russia is reportedly planning to establish a nuclear power plant on the moon within the next decade.

This ambitious project aims to supply energy for its lunar space programme and a joint research station with China, as global powers intensify their efforts in lunar exploration.

Historically, Russia has held a prominent position in space, notably with Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering journey in 1961.

However, its dominance has waned in recent decades, with the nation now trailing behind the United States and, increasingly, China.

The country’s lunar aspirations faced a significant setback in August 2023 when its uncrewed Luna-25 mission crashed during a landing attempt.

Furthermore, the landscape of space launches, once a Russian speciality, has been revolutionised by figures such as Elon Musk, adding to the competitive pressure.

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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Russia will take over Europe and America and we'll have a base on the moon in just a short few years!"

I can see Ruzzkis are getting angry since the propaganda is slowly regressing back to how it was in WWII.

You'll have to finish your little "special military operation" before you're allowed to fail at another project. Ruahahahahah

[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago

Honestly, just collapse already.

Ukraine should attack Moscow with Blue and Yellow paint before their next round of negotiations so the people of Moscow can really see the weakness of the Kremlin Gremlin, and then if that round of negotiations fails to bring a peace agreement level the Kremlin. Most of the world would be fine with it at this point, I'd imagine.

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

LOL. I would be impressed to learn that Russia still has the ability to make a nuclear reactor on EARTH.

[–] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

3 days meant 3 years.

So, a few years means a few centuries.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

What do you mean? It's been more than three years and they are less than 25% done

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 106 points 3 days ago (2 children)

How the fuck they gonna get to the moon if they can't get to Kiev?

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 43 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The moon currently doesn't have anti-rocket weapons systems. Kyiv does.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 8 points 2 days ago

However Kyiv does have a breathable atmosphere so it probably equals out.

I'd love to know what their plan for cooling the reactor is. I suspect their pie in the sky pseudoplan has not bothered to take into account little things like thermodynamics

[–] Phunter@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 days ago

I'd crowd fund putting anti-rocket weapon systems on the moon. I bet we can beat Russia there.

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 68 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Russia doesn't even have any functioning launch pads for manned flights after the Baikonur Cosmodrome was damaged in November

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago

Crewed or non-crewed even! They can't even launch crewless Progress resupply vehicles to the ISS right now.

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[–] uncouple9831@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 days ago

No, they don't

[–] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

You have an equally likely chance of making this happen.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So we're getting moon Nazis before GTA6

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

No, we're getting exploded nuclear material in the atmosphere before GTA 6.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

IronSky future

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

I want a new gameshow where two contestants say the most unbelievable shit to each other until the other has no retort. First episode is Trump and Putin.

[–] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 26 points 3 days ago

It's nice to hear crazy statements from a dictator other than trump

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In the next few years?! Lol. That's Elon Musk batshit crazy.

It'll be the US and China going to the moon, most likely, in the next decade or so.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

India and Japan also have aspirations.

[–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

They plan

My plan is this orgy with Anna Kendrick (if I can pull her, wife might say yes) on the moon

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can I join? We'll have to invite Aya cash too of course.

[–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Everyone can join, still in the planning phase

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The big claims are quite similar to the big lies.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

No shit look at the user profile :DD

[–] ScrollerBall@lemmy.world 32 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Seems a bit ambitious for a country that has yet to even land successfully on the moon.

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 25 points 3 days ago (3 children)

They are so cash strapped, instead of building a new space station, they are reusing the 30 year old capsules from the current ISS. Against everyone's recommendations, even their own scientists.

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[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

with China

This answers a few questions

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

It's like this ancient joke about the kid that says he and his dad know the answer to every question.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

They can't even afford to make their own space station, and are planning to reuse their chunk of the ISS despite it being leaky AF and full of bacteria they can't control. How TF do they plan to land cosmonauts on the moon with a nuclear reactor when they're so broke they can't even be bothered to renew an orbital lab?

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t rely on Russia to get a shoebox diorama of a nuclear reactor to the moon “within the next decade.”

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

Escaping to the one place uncorrupted by capitalism?

[–] Naevermix@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Lets see how long this special operation lasts.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

They'll have to fight the Nazis that reside in the dark side

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

fight? in putins case i think you mean join

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

they played a little too much RA2, yuris revenge.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

Yea me too. Call the AP for a presser.

The residents of the hollow Moon might object.

[–] m33@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Code name A3-5

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

lol….. this isn’t happening.

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