Secret Soviet document reveals reception of radio signals from moon, Venus and Mars

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15:52 28.12.2018(Update 15:59 28.12.2018) Copy link

Russian Space Systems published on its official website a historical document published in 1961 on the establishment and modernization of the long-range space communications complex in Crimea, ensuring the flight of Soviet automatic space stations on the Moon, Venus and March.

The company said in a statement, a copy of which was received by the agency "Sputnik": that the document is very optimistic optimism of the creators who were being drafted is about to complete the creation of the company. ; antennas.

"In 1961, the first artificial flight into space, these creators did not doubt that they would be able to enter the solar system in a short time."

"With regard to flights from automatic stations to planets, this is generally considered a future event."

"The further development of the space center at Evpatoria will provide the possibility of two-way radio communication with automatic space stations of the solar system, as well as a telephone and photovoltaic communication with spacecraft crews." at distances of up to 1 billion kilometers "he said.

The 1961 document entitled "The development of the long-distance communication system at the base of the Evpatoria Center was not yet accessible to a wide audience.