HELSINKI — An Omani space company has joined China’s effort to build its International Lunar Research Station as Beijing continues efforts to attract partners. Wu Weiren, chief designer of China’s […]

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HELSINKI — China’s main space contractor has unveiled a fully reusable rocket concept, reminiscent of SpaceX’s Starship, designed to support its grandest ambitions for space. The new concept for the […]

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HELSINKI — China has unveiled a long-term roadmap to guide its space science programs up to 2050, including a mission to collect a sample of the Venusian atmosphere. The Chinese […]

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HELSINKI — Chinese researchers are taking a serious look at detecting and utilizing lava tubes on the moon as China plans its development of an extensive lunar base. China is […]

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HELSINKI — Senegal’s space agency signed an agreement on cooperation on the International Lunar Research Station Thursday, swelling the ranks of the China-led project. Maram Kaire, head of the Senegalese […]

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HELSINKI — Two Chinese spacecraft appear to have successfully reached their intended lunar orbits despite an initial launch issue that left them stranded in low Earth orbit. A slide attributed […]

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HELSINKI — Chinese researchers are proposing to combine separate Earth and lunar orbit relay systems to reduce risks and uncertainty associated with relying on ground stations in other countries. China […]

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China is aiming to work with 50 countries on its lunar south pole base program as efforts to attract partners continue.

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Kazakhstan has signed a memorandum on cooperation on the China-led ILRS and will also explore commercial use of each other’s spaceports.

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China is getting set for future deep space missions, having retrieved nearly two kilograms of lunar samples from the moon's far side.

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European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration could come to an end despite successful collaboration in the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission.

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Serbia has signed an agreement on participating in the China-led International Lunar Research Station.

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Nicaragua has joined the ILRS moon base program as China continues its push to attract partners for the project.

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China is on target to reach its goal of putting its astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade, according to the country’s human spaceflight agency.

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Thailand has signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on the China-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS).

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China continues to add new members to its International Lunar Research Station initiative, but many of these are subnational, suggesting issues attracting partners.

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China’s Queqiao-2 communications relay satellite entered lunar orbit March 24, paving the way for a lunar far side sample return mission.

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As the Artemis Accords and China's ILRS Initiative grow in signatories, more and more countries may be forced to pick a side.

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Egypt and China signed a series of space agreements Wednesday including cooperation on the China-led International Lunar Research Station.

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NASA-funded researchers have been granted permission to apply for access to China's Chang'e-5 lunar samples in an exception to a prohibition on bilateral activities.

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China has added a United Arab Emirates’ university to its list of partners for the country’s moon base ambitions.

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Belarus joined China's International Lunar Research Station program Monday, following a video conference with the China National Space Administration.

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Pakistan officially joined China’s International Lunar Research Station, the China National Space Administration announced Friday.

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Azerbaijan signed up to China’s International Lunar Research Station project Tuesday, on the sidelines of a major international space conference.

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