China and Russia have agreed to cooperate towards the construction of a new research base for lunar observations and lunar exploration, with the aim of countering an international lunar exploration program led by the United States and involving Japan. It seems to be a thing.
Russia's space development corporation Roscosmos will hold an online conference with the National Space Agency of China on the 9th, and the two countries will cooperate to build a new research base "International Lunar Science Station" for observing the moon and exploring the moon. We agreed to do so and announced that we had signed a memorandum of understanding.
According to Roscosmos, the "International Lunar Science Station" is planned to be built on the moon, in orbit around the moon, or both, and will carry out technical research with a view to people staying on the moon in the future. That is.
Regarding lunar exploration, Japan and European countries are participating in the international lunar exploration program "Artemis Program" led by the United States, aiming to land astronauts on the moon by 2024. I will.
On the other hand, Russia and China are not participating in the "Artemis Program" and are proceeding with their own space development programs, and it seems that this agreement aims to accelerate technological research and counter the "Artemis Program". I will.