Russia plans 2025 Moonbase, 2035 Mars shot

[Rick]

Russia will put cosmonauts on the Moon by 2025, the head of the country's space agency has said. A permanent manned base might follow.

"According to our estimates we will be ready for a manned flight to the Moon in 2025," Roskosmos chief Anatoly Perminov told AFP. He said that Russia could establish a lunar "inhabited station" between 2027 and 2032.

More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/31/russians_on_moon_by_2025/

[mickw]

A bit disappointing compared with JFKs statement in the 60s of "by the end of the decade"
Close on 40 years later it's a big deal.
It would be interesting to see another space race 
Mick

[Rick]

It would be interesting to see another space race 

Looks like a three-way race might be developing, with the Chinese and Russians seemingly actually interested in competing again.