Russia launches recruitment drive for Moon mission

Space agency is looking for six to eight astronauts for 2031 voyage

Yuri Gagarin
(Image credit: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/Getty)

Russia has announced a new recruitment drive for astronauts in the hope they will be the first Russians to land on the Moon.

The country's space agency Roscosmos is looking for six to eight astronauts who will operate a new-generation spaceship now in development. They "will become the first Russians to fly to the Moon," reports The Guardian.

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