Russia, US to Cooperate on Space Trips to Moon and Mars

Agreements to cooperate on unmanned missions to search for potential water deposits beneath the surface of the moon and Mars were signed by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Russian Space Agency chief Anatoly Perminov. The agreement involves placing Russian instruments on board NASA probes that would be sent to the moon and Mars.
"These two projects demonstrate the commitment by our countries to continue to look for opportunities where it's mutually beneficial to cooperate," Griffin said. "When these opportunities happen it's our intent to work together to bring them to fruition."
In October of 2008, LEND (a Russian instrument) will be mounted on LRO (a NASA probe) and launched in hopes of discovering sources of water under the moon's poles. A year later, another Russian instrument will be placed on a NASA rover to be sent to Mars.

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