Russia Announces Plan to Put Power Plant on the Moon by 2036

Roscosmos announced the move just days after Trump issued an executive order pursuing American space superiority.
Russia Announces Plan to Put Power Plant on the Moon by 2036
The moon seen from Los Angeles, on Oct. 28, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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Russia has announced a plan to put a power plant on the moon by 2036.

Moscow’s state space corporation, Roscosmos, said in a Dec. 24 statement on the Telegram messaging app that it plans to build a lunar power plant by 2036 and signed a contract with the Lavochkin Association aerospace company to accomplish its goal.
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