Russia vows to build base on the Moon

By Andrew Osborn

Russia has vowed to build a base on the Moon within two decades which it plans to use as a staging post for a manned mission to Mars.

Russian scientists have touted the moon as a potential source of energy, saying it contains large reserves of helium 3, a sought-after isotope that may be the key to a new way of generating power.

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