On March 15, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev, invited SpaceX founder Elon Musk to organize a joint flight to Mars by Russia and the United States in 2029.
Will 2029 be the year of a joint US-Russia mission to Mars, Elon Musk? Our minds and technologies should serve the good of humanity, not its destruction.
Dmitriev recalled that 2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of the first international space flight. It took place as part of the USSR-US mission "Soyuz" - "Apollo".
Earlier, Elon Musk announced the launch of the Starship spacecraft to Mars with the Optimus robot at the end of next year. If the flights go well, a mission with people could be sent to the planet no later than 2029.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the ISS is planned to be transformed into a spacecraft for a flight to Mars.
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