Astronomy:Energia Lunar Expedition
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Short description: Proposed Soviet Lunar program
| Country |  Soviet Union |
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| Organization | Roscosmos |
| Purpose | Soviet manned lunar settlement |
| Status | canceled |
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| Launch site(s) | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Vehicle information | |
| Launch vehicle(s) | Energia |
The Energia Lunar Expedition was a project that was proposed by Soviet engineer Valentin Glushko in 1988 which would’ve aimed to create a lunar base[1] using the Energia rocket. The lunar base was to then be eventually used for mining helium-3 from the lunar surface.
Hardware
The Energia expeditions involved at least two sections of hardware, which were placed into a low Earth orbit in separate Energia launches.
Mission Profile
See also
- Soviet Moonshot
- Space race
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