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The 15-year plans involve Moon missions to create a research base on the surface, reports
Sarwat Nasir from St Petersburg
Rendering of International Lunar Research Station revealed by Chinese and Russian space officials during the third day of the Global Space Exploration Conference in Russia’s St Petersburg.
There are five facilities and nine modules planned for the station, which would support long and short duration missions on the Moon s surface and orbit.
The plan involves sending multiple Chinese and Russian missions to the Moon over a 15 year period, from 2021 to 2036.
Designs include a ‘hopping robot’ and smart mini-rovers that would move around the surface of the Moon.