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| Program overview | |
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| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Organization | Roscosmos |
| Purpose | Soviet manned lunar settlement |
| Status | canceled |
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| Launch site(s) | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
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| Launch vehicle(s) | Energia |
The Energia Lunar Expedition was a project that was proposed by Soviet engineer Valentin Glushko in 1988 which would’ve aimed to create a lunar base using the Energia rocket. The lunar base was to then be eventually used for mining helium-3 from the lunar surface.
Hardware
The Energia expeditions involved at least two sections of hardware, which were placed into a low Earth orbit in separate Energia launches.
Mission Profile
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References
- "Lunar base". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
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