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Russia sparks space race with the US by announcing plans for an orbital station

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Russia has sparked a new space race with the US by revealing plans for an orbital station that will allow it to launch “far-out” missions to the moon and Mars.

The Kremlin aims to start work on the outpost, which will take 10 years to build, after the International Space Station is scrapped in around 2030.

Dmitry Rogozin, head of space agency Roscosmos, said: “We’re creating a platform for exploring far-out space. We’re going to put together spacecraft in orbit for flights to Mars, the moon and to asteroids.” He failed to commit to working with other nations – saying this depends on “global tendencies”.

And he slammed US plans to put weapons in space, warning: “We have something to respond with.” Russia is also aiming to launch a manned

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