Russia May Join NASA-European Mars Mission After Probe Loss - Businessweek: "Russia is talking to NASA and the European Space Agency about participating in two Mars expeditions, in 2016 and 2018, according to Vladimir Popovkin, who heads Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos. It may send exploration equipment along with the missions, or assist with the rocket that launches the ships into space, he said yesterday in an interview in Moscow."
Hopefully very soon it will be, "Welcome aboard, Russia."
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| Artist's impression of Phobos-Grunt which has now been contacted. Russia would be a major asset to the space community and should join up. Going it alone will not be an option for any country in the near future as costs continue to escalate. |
