“Participants in the scientific and technical council approved the results of the development of a preliminary design of a superheavy class launch vehicle and its components,” the company said.

Earlier it was reported that Russia and China plan to cooperate in the creation of a joint data center for the exploration of the moon and deep space.

Also, "Roskosmos" said that the Russian program for the exploration of the moon will include three stages, they are planned to be implemented until 2040.