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In October last year, a group of Russians caught fire quite interesting idea. Space enthusiasts and engineers decided to develop a small spacecraft that will fly to the moon and allow you to examine its surface with unprecedented thoroughness. This will give our compatriots the opportunity to discover on natural satellite of the earth all traces of extraneous activity and find out whether they really landed there in 1969 American astronauts.
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The authors of the project founded the private space company Dauria Aerospace. “From various sources of donations has already been collected one million seven hundred and fifty thousand rubles. Using these tools, enthusiasts will prepare a detailed technical description of the mini-satellite, justifying the possibility of this ambitious undertaking and counting it approximate cost. It is reported that the construction and launch the aircraft will cost the Russians at least twenty million dollars, while in a lunar orbit the satellite will delivered by the flight of one of Roscosmos’s missiles.
The satellite is getting heavier and more expensive
It was originally planned that the mass of the space probe will be fifty kilograms, but the engineers had to contribute to the project significant adjustments and she rose to one hundred and sixty kilograms. The mass was increased due to the strengthening of the radio equipment, installations of retractable solar panels and extensions telescope. In addition, the device decided to equip more perfect fuel system that allows you to activate when need small or large fuel supply. So far the only An open technical issue remains the engine. Probably apparatus will receive a rocket engine of domestic production. Dimensions the probe will be three and a half meters.
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The mini-satellite will reach the lunar orbit and begin the study surface of the closest celestial body to our planet. Developers they expect that the device will remove a place in extremely high quality, where the ships of the Apollo series allegedly landed. If NASA doesn’t directed these flights, then on the moon should still remain distinct traces of the American astronauts being there. “Dauria Aerospace is also interested in being on a natural satellite Earth traces of unmanned spacecraft landing Soviet Union and China. In addition, the project may be of interest Russian ufologists, because if there is something on the moon, pointing to representatives of extraterrestrial civilizations, a mini-satellite certainly fix this.
Now enthusiasts are working on a sketch of the satellite and development of design documentation. Launch assuming the probe will happen no earlier than 2020. The money for the project is collected in Internet with patrons, one of which, if you wish, can be you. It is noteworthy that the name of the device has not yet been selected. Not it is possible that sponsors will be involved in this, among which will be Vote for the best mini satellite name.
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