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Russia is seeking a collaboration with Elon Musk for its own Mars flights.
United States President Donald Trump is expected to speak with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, March 18. President Trump will reportedly try to convince President Putin to accept a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and end the three-year war.
While Trump talks to the Russian President, Kirill Dmitriev aims to talk to Elon Musk. President Putin appointed Dmitriev as his special envoy on international economic and investment cooperation. The new envoy noted that his country’s enemies have been attempting to derail President Trump’s efforts to restore communication between the United States and Russia.
Dmitriev also commented that Russia wants to work with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to strengthen and develop the country’s space agency Roscosmos and Rosatom–Moscow’s state nuclear corporation.
” I think that there will undoubtedly be a discussion with Musk (about Mars flights) in the near future,” Putin’s envoy states.
A few years ago, the ESA (European Space Agency) and Roscosmos planned a joint project called the ExoMars 2022 mission. The joint project was supposed to launch in September 2022, but failed to push through after Russia invaded Ukraine. The project is scheduled to launch in 2028 without Russia. Roscosmos has planned a separate mission to Mars.
As of this writing, Elon Musk has not agreed to meet Dmitriev or discuss any developments for Roscosmos or Rosatom. The White House has not announced a formal meeting between Musk and Dmitriev either.
The main focus of President Trump and President Putin’s meeting will be toward a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. The two heads of state will discuss matters via a phone call.
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