The intergovernmental agreement between Russia and China on the creation of a scientific lunar station has already been signed, said the head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov.
“We will move on to the next phase, possibly, and most likely, in close contact with Chinese partners – this is the construction of a future lunar base. As you know, a corresponding memorandum was signed in 2021, and just recently an agreement was signed with the Chinese side on joint work in this area,” Borisov said on Rossiya 24.
In March 2021, Russia and China signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the creation of an International Scientific Lunar Station (ISS). In December of this year, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that an intergovernmental agreement between Russia and China on the creation of the MNLS was prepared for signing.
MNLS is a complex of experimental research facilities created on the surface and in orbit of the Moon for multidisciplinary and multi-purpose scientific research, including the study and use of the Moon, lunar observations, fundamental research experiments and technology testing with the possibility of long-term unmanned operation and the prospect of human presence on the Moon.
Earlier it was reported that the International Scientific Lunar Station of Russia and China will be deployed in two stages from 2025 to 2035, then its operation will begin. The station will include research, power, takeoff and landing, orbital and experimental modules, as well as a command center, a transmitting satellite, a telecommunications station and modules for technology verification and surveillance.
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