http://www.newsweek.com/russia-going-build-moon-base-manned-avatar-robots-report-1203865

Last week, the Russian space agency Roscosmos announced ambitious plans to establish a long-term base on the moon, with the country aiming to land on the lunar surface within the next two decades.

Now, Roscosmos administrator Dimitry Rogozin has said that the base will be managed by a technological system that sounds like it's been lifted straight out of a sci-fi film. According to Rogozin, the system will involve humans on Earth operating robot avatars which will carry out tasks on the moon’s surface.