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Russian lunar station segment creation under project with China greenlighted

Russian Aviaton » Wednesday April 1, 2026 13:25 MSK

The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) has approved the concept for the creation of the Russian segment of the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) jointly with China, CEO of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Bakanov announced.

"The International Lunar Research Station project with China is developing. The Russian Academy of Sciences has approved the concept for the creation of its Russian segment," the Roscosmos head said at a meeting in the Federation Council upper house of parliament.

In May 2025, Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) signed a memorandum on the construction of a power plant for the International Lunar Research Station. Roscosmos announced that the station would conduct fundamental space research and test technologies for long-term unmanned operation with the prospect of human presence on the Moon.

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