MOSCOW, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade to supply its lunar space programme and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush ​to explore the earth's only natural satellite. Ever since Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to go into ‌space in 1961, Russia has prided itself as a leading power in space exploration, but in recent decades it has fallen behind the United States and, increasingly, ‌China.

Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2036 to support its lunar space program and a joint research station with China, as global space competition intensifies. Russia plans to deploy a nuclear power plant on the Moon within the next decade to support its lunar space program and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore Earth's only natural satellite.

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Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the ⁠moon in the next decade to supply its lunar space programme and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore the earth's only natural satellite.

MOSCOW: ‌Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade to supply its lunar space programme and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore the Earth's only natural satellite.Ever since Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to go into sp

Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade to supply its lunar space programme and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore the earth's only natural satellite. Reuters: Ever since Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to g...

Russia has recently unveiled an ambitious plan aiming to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon within a decade to expedite its lunar space programme. According to Roscosmos, Russia’s state...