The Russian cosmopolitan claims that the Russians will finish before SpaceX

Master Vladimir Solntsev of Russia's cosmic giant only sees Elon Musk's plan to bring people to the Moon as a bold idea but does not appreciate its practicality.

Elon Musk has become a symbol of breakthrough ideas like Neuralink towards technology to communicate with the brain. Even SpaceX plans to commercialize the space tourism industry and make a round-the-moon flight in 2018.

However, a senior figure in the Russian private space industry underestimates the plan's success and implicitly points out that Elon Musk is not worth his concern.

Elon Musk is widely admired by technology lovers.

In a recent interview with the Russian news agency, Vladimir Solntsev , General Manager of the country's leading aerospace company, RSC Energia, said SpaceX's plans were ambitious but could not be completed on time. .

The reporter questioned Solntsev regarding Musk's plan to send people to the Moon and impact the project on RSC Energia's efforts to commercialize space travel, he replied:

'I think customers still believe in our prospects. We have experienced launching test 141 times. Competition is very good, it motivates to improve the project for the benefit of customers'.

'With today's unique job at Elon Musk's company, it will be very difficult to perform such a task in 2018, even 2020. No one has seen the designs. There won't be any boosters or spacecraft '.

' Crew Dragon is designed for flights to ISS and Falcon 9 boosters are far from being able to meet the spacecraft and serve the Moon mission.'

Vladimir Solntsev did not appreciate SpaceX's project of putting people on the moon.

Solntsev said, to bring people to the Moon need a rocket that is 5 to 10 times larger than the present, not to mention the process of bringing the spacecraft back to Earth very difficult.'It all requires a lot of time and money. So, it is said that we are still in a better position. Time will have the answer, ' Solntsev confidently said.

RSC Energia is working hard to complete the plan to bring astronauts but the company has a lot of difficulties. Obviously, Solntsev could foresee SpaceX facing the problems that they encountered. At this point, Elon Musk is still confident of his bold project. There is no sign that SpaceX will delay the plan. But remember, South African billionaires always have the habit of pushing the target up very high, even difficult to implement to challenge themselves.