MOSCOW. March 25 (Interfax) - Russia is interested in building an international research base on the Moon, Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin told the press.
"Our main focus is not on the lunar orbit or the Deep Space Gateway project, instead we are focused on building an international research lunar base," Rogozin said.
Roscosmos and the Russian Academy of Sciences are considering the possibility of sending a manned mission to the Moon, Rogozin said. "All our engineering calculations are related to that. We are calculating the lifting capacity of the super-heavy rocket so that it could bring at least 27 tonnes of cargo to the lunar orbit and surface," he said.