Russia Plans Moon Exploration Zhukovsky, Moscow Region (SPX) Aug 19, 2005 Russia's aerospace corporation Energiya, intends to begin producing helium III, an environmentally clean fuel that cannot be produced on Earth, on the Moon, reports RIA Novosti Energiya President Nikolai Sevastyanov announced the news at a press conference at the MAKS 2005 air show Thursday. "This is the thermonuclear energy of the future, a new environmentally clean fuel that cannot be produced on Earth," Sevastyanov said. "We are talking about the industrial exploration of the Moon for helium III production." The corporation also plans to launch a transportation service between Earth and the Moon using Soyuz rockets. Email This Article
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