Roscosmos announced the move just days after Trump issued an executive order pursuing American space superiority.
The moon seen from Los Angeles, on Oct. 28, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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Russia has announced a plan to put a power plant on the moon by 2036.
Moscow’s state space corporation, Roscosmos, said in a Dec. 24 statement on the Telegram messaging app that it plans to build a lunar power plant by 2036 and signed a contract with the Lavochkin Association aerospace company to accomplish its goal.
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