It is known that first flew around the moon Soviet automatic interplanetary stations. Them in 1959, was the first to photograph the invisible side of the satellite. And a little later they were obtained and samples of the lunar soil. These achievements of Soviet science alarmed the whole world and has caused particular concern among Americans. They would lose its international authority, because in space substantially behind the USSR. The Americans were frightened that the USSR will create military bases on the moon and take from there the whole Western world under the gun.

The US sought to overtake the Soviet Union in the so-called race to the moon and land on her first. The Americans wanted to create a space station with the purpose of development of the Universe. John Kennedy, who was at that time President of the United States, urged Americans to rally around the idea of landing on the Earth's natural satellite. He demanded to spare no expense and win the space race. At that time it was already clear that level of information, communication and missile technologies is a measure of military superiority, and in General the whole system of society. All the efforts of the Americans concentrated on landing.

Moscow, in turn, drew up the plans for creating a military base on the moon. Alexander Egorov was a participant of the program and at that time headed a military design Bureau. The Soviet leadership, in his words, on the first stage it was planned project implementation landing on the satellite in the style of "Apollo", but stopped on the version of creating a lunar base. The aim was to gain a strategic advantage over potential enemy in the conditions of the nuclear arms race. The moon was a perfect place to deploy its military base with the global command post. This was because the Earth is almost impossible to put on it a shot, even nuclear weapons. Nuclear explosion would have no effect, since the Moon has no atmosphere. That is the shock wave was absent, and instead of all of the damaging effects of the explosion would have occurred light flash and exposure.

The Russians were planning to build base to send two rockets to the moon. In each of these missiles would be four people who after launch were in space dock and one station to go down to the planet. The first settlers on assumptions had to live in lunar re-entry compartments, and eventually to build a fixed structure with maximum comfort that could only be. The first inhabitants of the moon were later to join four other people. In the end, there had to be three orders of four. Duration of continuous work under assumptions would be the year. Egorov not told journalists about that, to what stage of readiness were developed technical details of this project. He merely pointed out that over the program worked dozens of design organizations and research institutions. Near Tashkent found an area similar to the lunar landscape, which housed the test station. People lived in a confined space on it for three months, each party had its own compartment at its disposal. Dmitry Ustinov, who was at that time the defense Minister, approved the project of creation of a base on the moon.

However, this project had to be abandoned, as the cost was extremely high and dozens of times exceed the cost of running to the station "Apollo". Political factors also played a role - Minister thought that the rich Americans will still win the race in this direction.

And here in 1969 for the first time landed on the moon people - astronauts from America E. Aldrin and N. Armstrong. Outstanding achievement of American technology and science was demonstrated to the whole world. On the moon at subsequent starts of "Apollo" visited several American astronauts. They were delivered to Earth films, about 130 thousand photos, and more than 300 kilograms of lunar soil.

A competition of two systems for the conquest of the moon - capitalist and socialist, was over. The Soviet Union did not dare to send people though was launched automatic station together with the Lunokhod. However, as appeared in the press photographs, made by the Americans on the moon, once there was confusion and disputes. The traces left by the astronauts were incredible. Also doubt caused the shadows that were different lengths and angles. The American flag was left very strange impression - he seemed to be waving in the wind.

Then in the foreign press publications appeared, who argued that all movies and pictures Americans are fake, and the shooting was actually carried out on Earth. One of the first who drew attention to the discrepancies of the laws of physics, was an American engineer Ralph Rene. He claimed that the stars in the sky were to Shine much brighter, because around the moon the atmosphere there. He also drew attention to the fact that the stones that were taken off from under the wheels of the Rover, fall with the same speed as on Earth. And such contradictions were very many. However, among those who doubted the authenticity of the American images, no Soviet scientists or cosmonauts. Soviet specialists and scientists monitor each departure of the Americans, their landing and actions on the surface. They have not caused any doubts the truthfulness of images of American astronauts. And in reality, however, eventually it turned out that all the photos genuine - Americans actually landed on the moon in 1969.

The Soviet idea of creation of military bases on the moon is still living now. Lately, the leading powers of the world to regularly declare their intention to seriously taking the moon." That failed Russians are going to realize the Chinese, who in 2020 plan to land on Earth satellite. To land astronauts on the moon are also collected Americans in 2017. The Japanese and Europeans first flights are planning to make in 2019. But Russia according to experts able to create a base there in 2015. So, the lunar race in its development received a new round.