Roscosmos has ordered the development of a new generation spacecraft Vozvrat-MKA-L to send animals to the moon, RIA Novosti reports on Wednesday, April 28, citing data from the government procurement website.
As noted, with the help of the apparatus it is planned to carry out “biomedical studies of the joint influence of the factors of interplanetary flight on living organisms,” notes Gazeta.ru.
The deadline for preliminary work is November 15, 2022, and a year later, experts will determine the design of the device.
On March 16, in honor of the 55th anniversary of the completion of the flight of the Kosmos-110 spacecraft, on board of which animals flew, Roscosmos released declassified materials, including photos and videos, letters, minutes of the meeting of commissions, a flight mission, a medical program. research and other materials.
It was noted that the journey greatly weakened the dogs: they lost weight, got tired quickly, preferred to lie down and drank a lot. However, after three days they came to their senses, and after a few weeks they fully recovered. The mongrels lived a full life and left behind healthy offspring, the documents emphasized.
Earlier, on March 9, it became known that Russia and China signed a memorandum of cooperation in the work on the creation of an international research station on the Moon. Within the framework of the project, Russia and China will jointly develop a roadmap for the creation of a station on the Moon, will interact in the planning, design, and operation of the facility, including its presentation to the world community.