Russia is about to launch unmanned ships on Mars

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims the country's first unmanned spacecraft will be launched on Mars in 2019.

President Vladimir Putin said Russia is conducting a series of ambitious Mars discovery missions, starting with the launch of an unmanned spacecraft to the red planet next year, Reuter reported yesterday.

Mars is the target of many cosmopolitan powers.(Photo: Space).

"We are planning farther and farther to be manned into space, as part of the moon exploration and Mars exploration program. The latest mission will be carried out soon, Russia will deploy one. the unmanned mission to Mars in 2019 " , President Putin revealed in an interview.

In addition to the Mars exploration mission, President Putin also revealed more about Russia's future moon exploration program. He said Russian experts will try to land near the southernmost part of the Moon to study water viability in 2019. The program also includes further future plans such as the task taken. Earth samples on the Moon and brought to Earth in 2025 and built a research facility on the Moon in the 2040s or 2050s.

The race to explore Mars is becoming increasingly fierce with the participation of many cosmic powers. Elon Musk, owner of US space company SpaceX, earlier this week also announced he would launch a spacecraft to Mars in 2019.