The Cosmonaut Training Centre (CTC) is going to reveal training plans and teaching methods for specialists prepared to flights to the Moon and Mars. It is reported by TASS referring to the Head of the Centre Yury Lonchakov.

      “We have already developed the concept of manned space exploration, future flights to our satellite Moon, and Mars, creation of lunar bases. So now documents developed in the Cosmonaut Training Centre relate namely to the concept of manned space exploration, I think that you will learn and hear this all in the nearest future” – Lonchakov said.

      In late January it was announced that the new state corporation “Roscosmos” would be created by the Russian Space Agency and the Joint Rocket and Space Corporation. The ultimate goal of the reform is said to be the creation of advanced space industry producing not only rockets, but also new class manned spacecrafts (including for flights to the Moon), as well as satellites with inhouse electronics.