Energia Lunar Expedition
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The Energia Lunar Expedition was a project that was initiated by Valentin Glushko
during 1988 to create a lunar base using the Energia booster
. The moon base was to be eventually used for mining helium 3 from the lunar surface.
expeditions involved at least two sections of hardware. which were placed into a Low earth orbit
in separate Energia launches.
Valentin Glushko
Valentin Petrovich Glushko or Valentyn Petrovych Hlushko was a Soviet engineer, and the principal Soviet designer of rocket engines during the Soviet/American Space Race.-Biography:...
during 1988 to create a lunar base using the Energia booster
Energia
Energia was a Soviet rocket that was designed by NPO Energia to serve as a heavy-lift expendable launch system as well as a booster for the Buran spacecraft. Control system main developer enterprise was the NPO "Electropribor"...
. The moon base was to be eventually used for mining helium 3 from the lunar surface.
Hardware
The EnergiaEnergia
Energia was a Soviet rocket that was designed by NPO Energia to serve as a heavy-lift expendable launch system as well as a booster for the Buran spacecraft. Control system main developer enterprise was the NPO "Electropribor"...
expeditions involved at least two sections of hardware. which were placed into a Low earth orbit
Low Earth orbit
A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...
in separate Energia launches.