Russia, China Advance Joint Lunar Station Project

Russia and China are continuing their joint efforts to build a Lunar research station, according to Dmitry Bakanov, head of Russia’s Roscosmos state corporation.

The announcement came as Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin began a two-day visit to China, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

During the visit, Mishustin attended the 30th regular meeting of the heads of government of Russia and China alongside Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The two countries signed a joint communique and several other agreements, including a roadmap on satellite navigation cooperation.

"In May, when Mr. [Chinese leader] Xi Jinping visited Moscow, a corresponding agreement on the implementation was signed. [Russia and China] are jointly implementing projects to build power stations," Bakanov told reporters in response to relevant questions.

In May, Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration signed a memorandum on building a power station for the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). Roscosmos has announced that the project will host fundamental research in space exploration and test the technology for long-term operation in the unmanned mode in light of the prospect of human presence on the Moon.