LEK Lunar Expeditionary Complex
- LEK Lunar Expeditionary Complex
The LEK Lunar Expeditionary Complex was a moonbase proposed by Valentin Glushko in 1974 as a Soviet response to the United States' Apollo program. If implemented, it was intended to have been operational by 1980 and used for scientific and engineering research.
Hardware
The moonbase design consisted of a number of modules, including:
* Lunokhod, an 8-ton pressurized rover to be used to build the base and for expeditions. [cite web |title=Lunokhod LEK |url=http://www.astronautix.com/craft/lunodlek.htm|publisher=www.astronautix.com |accessdate=2008-02-05]
* The LZM ("Laboratory-Factory Module"), a 16-ton pressurized module to be used for oxygen production and scientific experiments.
* The LZhM ("Laboratory-Habitation Module"), 22-ton habitation module where cosmonauts were to reside.
* A nuclear power station to provide electricity.
* A simple transport vehicle to ferry supplies to and from a lunar orbit.
Project termination
The project was cancelled in 1976 when an Academy of Sciences Commission ruled that resources should be targeted toward projects primarily adding economic value rather than for national prestige.
See also
* Soviet Moonshot
* Space race
References
External links
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/lekmplex.htm the LEK Lunar Expeditionary Complex] at astronautix.com.
* [http://www.russianspaceweb.com/lunar_base.html Entry] at russianspaceweb.com.
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