Source reveals Russia, China joint Moon exploration details
Russia and China are discussing at the level of a working group the possibility to create a joint lunar base, according to a source in the space and rocket industry, Sputnik news agency reported.
“Coordination efforts on the creation of a lunar base are one of the considered spheres of cooperation. Russia and China are discussing various formats of such cooperation: the creation of a joint base or two neighboring bases. The level of integration as part of these approaches is subject to further discussions", the source said.
the source remined that in 2019, Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) signed an agreement to create a joint research centre to explore the Moon and deep space.
The two space agencies have also signed an agreement on coordinating Russia's Luna Resurs-1 orbiter mission (Luna-26) and the Chinese mission for exploring the polar region of the Moon, Chang’e-7.