" writes:

Russia, which sent the first man into space during the Soviet Union, has
been lagging behind Washington and Beijing in the exploration of the Moon
and Mars.


/sarc

Clearly Russia needs to design and build a gigantic expendable liquid
hyrdolox rocket with strap on solid boosters and no viable second stage
in order to catch up. Building a heavy capsule by bolting together two
Soyuz spacecraft would also help.

Dave