Friday, October 26, 2012

SPACE MISSIONS: RUSSIA

Russia becomes a space educator

In 2005, Russia’s federal space agency further declared their preparedness towards cosmic tourism. It will have moon visit programs costing $100 million. This announcement was in line with the launch of NASA’s space shuttle Discovery from Kennedy Space Station. In order to exploit this opportunity to the maximum, Russia is investing around $100 billion in their space stations (Soyuz capsule and Progress craft) and cosmonaut centres. Russia has opened up its cosmonaut centres to the common man to perhaps make the new age Russian take more pride in erstwhile glories of USSR.

Hopefully, these endeavours of Russia would revive the interest of youth in space with an emphasis on knowledge rather than on using the same for war. Space truly contains the final frontiers for mankind, an ‘enterprising’ voyage surely; and perhaps, just perhaps, one day, the urge to explore space will go beyond exhibitionism – on who reached Mars first – and reach the realms of exploration for the advancement of mankind.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.

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