MOSCOW, Russia (PNN) - November 29, 2016 - Russia is developing a mega-rocket that will transport supplies to build a base on the Moon, the country's Deputy Prime Minister has revealed.
President Vladimir Putin wants work to begin on the new super-heavy rocket, which will pave the way for a lunar research station.
It will enable the construction of a Russian base that will be both “visitable and inhabitable”, according to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.