The US refused to cooperate with the Moon exploration with Russia

The director of the Russian Space Agency said the US had rejected a proposal to cooperate with Russia to explore the Moon. "We are willing to cooperate, but for unknown reasons, the US said it would implement the program itself," said Anatoly Perminov.

The US space agency (NASA) plans to start building a base on the Moon when American astronauts return there in 2020. NASA has not yet commented on Mr Perminov's statement.

NASA and the Russian Space Agency (Roskosmos) have teamed up to build the International Space Station (ISS). The construction of the ISS relies heavily on Russian Soyuz spacecraft to carry people and goods, especially when all US shuttles are suspended after the 2003 Columbia disaster.

Perminov has stated that Roskosmos has just signed a contract worth nearly $ 1 billion with NASA to supply cargo ships to ISS from now until 2011. He hopes Russian and American capabilities can also be claimed. cascade to build a base on the Moon because America lacks experts to implement this program.

Model based on the Moon. (Photo: VNN)

The base on the Moon can be built on one of the two polar regions of this celestial body and will become a science center, a springboard for human trips to Mars.

The United States said it intended to build a new type of Moon craft, with funding from shuttle flights. Space shuttle will now be removed in 2010.

Minh Son