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Roscosmos estimated the cost of a flight to the moon in the amount of 400 billion to 1.7 trillion rubles. And how much did it cost the Americans?
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The Apollo space program, completed in 1975, cost the Americans $ 25 billion.& nbsp; at the then prices (now it is 600 billion dollars, or 44 trillion rubles. & mdash; & nbsp;Ed.), — said„AIF & ldquo; cosmonautics historian, writer Alexander Zheleznyakov. At the preparatory stage of the current NASA lunar program “Artemis”, the Americans have already invested $ 50-60 billion in it, and in general, their costs for this project will probably amount to $ 100 billion (7 trillion rubles). The costs of the Russian Federation in this area are lower than those of the US, but it is difficult to say whether all the costs of a flight to the Moon are taken into accountin our estimate. Our lunar maximum program provides for the use of a super-heavy rocket “Hangar”, a take-off and landing module, rescue equipment, scientific equipment, etc. For a more budget-friendly flight option, a lightweight modification of the ship “Eagle” can be used.