A common mission on Mars is possible
The Russian media has reported that recently Dmitrijew met with the new head of Roskosmos, the Russian Space Agency, Dmitry Bakanov and talked about possible cooperation with the US in the space sector. Kirył Dmitrijew was appointed by Putin a special representative for investment cooperation with foreign countries. His task is to contact foreign investors who would like to enter the Russian market or return to it if the sanctions imposed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine are abolished.
– Russia can offer a small nuclear power plant for the needs of the mission on Mars and other advanced technological possibilities – quotes Dmitryjewa Agencja Reutersa. What is one of the closest associates of Vladimir Putin offers to Elon Musk?
A year ago, the former head of Roskosmos Yurij Borysow announced that Russia and China discuss a joint project to deliver and install a nuclear power plant on the moon in 2033–2035. Dmitrijew, appointed a special representative of the President for International Cooperation, already in March he talked about the interest of Roskosmos and Rosatom together with a joint work with the head of the American private company Spacex, Musk. The head of RDiF said that Russian corporations « could also help, also in flight to Mars », adding that negotiations with Musk can take place in the near future.
– We believe that Russia has a lot to offer in the context of a mission on Mars, because we have nuclear technology, which in my opinion could be used – said Dmitriew, who had previously responded to Musk’s entry in the X network, presenting a proposal to a joint mission on Mars with Russia.
Entrepreneur-millionaire and founder of SpaceX, Musk, was one of the greatest supporters of Donald Trump in the 2024 election and became one of the president’s closest advisers in the White House. In March, he announced that the Starship spacecraft would be sent to Mars at the end of next year with the humanoid Optimus robot on board and did not rule out that People will land on the Red Planet in 2029, although he stated that 2031 is more likely.
Russia announced that in 2022 it would start work on its own mission on Mars after the European Space Agency (ESA) withdrew from the joint project of Examars exploration, and the mission that was to provide the Russian landing platform with a European rover on board, did not come to fruition.
Kiriłł Dmitrijew. Who is he? Putin’s potential successor
49-year-old Dmitrijew belongs to the group of Putin’s closest associates. He is even considered his possible successor by analysts. The head of the RFPI was educated in the United States and can boast a diploma from Stanford University, where he obtained an economic bachelor’s degree in order to then graduate from the prestigious Business School at Harvard University. Dmitrijew was born in Kiev, and then served in the Kremlin, whose host in 2022 invaded Ukraine. During his career as a financier, he collaborated, among others with American and French companies.
The article was based on the translation of the text from The Moscow Times
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