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Russia began work on the development of the first ever landing of the Russian cosmonauts on the moon, said the chief designer to develop a space ship "eagle" Igor Hemic in an interview with RIA "news".

For the landing, scheduled for 2030, it is planned to use a combination of ship "eagle" and landing module in orbit an artificial satellite of the moon, said Hamiz. He added that currently, research is being conducted on the development of the module and the mission as a whole.

The ship "eagle" (formerly "Federation") has been developed since 2009. Created currently ship "eagle" Roskosmos intends to use in the lunar program. His first start is scheduled for 2023.