Energia Lunar Expedition

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[1] using the Energia rocket. The lunar base was to then be eventually used for mining helium-3 from the lunar surface.

Hardware

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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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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lunar base". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
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