To the revelation that the Russia and China have “grand plans” for one of them cooperation in the space sector, the Russian President proceeded Vladimir Putinas the Interfax agency reported today (16.04.25).
According to Vladimir Putin, many countries are interested in working with Russia. Moscow remains committed to its plans to explore the extrusion, which includes missions to the Moon and the planet Mars.
At the same time Vladimir Putin praised Businessman Elon Musk and compared him with Sergei Korolov, The Chief Engineer of the Soviet Space Program in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Russian president was talking about his space policy in a meeting with students. According to Tass agency, referring to Elon Musk said to them: “You know, there is someone living in the US, You could say he’s crazy with Mars. “
He then compared Elon Musk with Sergei Korolov, the man who played a decisive role in the success of the Soviet space program and sent him Yuri Gagarin on the first manned space flight in 1961.
“Such people rarely appear in the world, tasked with a particular idea. Even if it seems incredible to me today, often such ideas are implemented after some time, “he continued.
Vladimir Putin has previously praised Elon Musk, whose business interests is included by SpaceX Space Technology.
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