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[b]Russia and China sign memorandum on the creation of a lunar station[/b] Dmitry Rogozin, General Director of Roscosmos State Corporation, and Zhang Kejian, Head of China National Space Administration (CNSA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Russian Federation on cooperation in the creation of the International Scientific Lunar Station (ILRS). Roscosmos State Corporation and CNSA, guided by the principles of equal distribution of rights and obligations, will promote cooperation in the creation of an open access rocket system for all interested countries and international partners, with the goal of strengthening research cooperation and promoting the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes for interests of all mankind. The International Scientific Lunar Station is a complex of experimental research facilities created on the surface and/or in the orbit of the moon, designed to carry out multidisciplinary and multipurpose research work, including the exploration and use of the moon, lunar observations, fundamental research experiments and technology verification with the possibility of long-term unmanned operation with the prospect of a human presence on the moon. Within the framework of the project for the creation of the ILRS, Russia and China, using their experience in the field of space science, the creation and use of space technology and space technologies, will jointly develop a roadmap for the creation of the ILRS, as well as conduct close interaction in planning, justification, design, development, implementation, operation the project for the creation of the ILRS, including its presentation to the world space community. Russia and China traditionally strive to develop cooperation in the field of space technologies, space science and the use of outer space. To date, within the framework of interaction in the field of lunar and deep space exploration, an agreement has been signed and is being successfully implemented between the Roscosmos State Corporation and the Chinese National Space Administration on cooperation within the framework of the coordination of the Russian mission with the orbital spacecraft Luna-Resurs-1 (Luna 27) and the Chinese mission of exploration of the polar region of the moon "Chang'e 7," as well as the Agreement between the State Corporation Roscosmos and the Chinese National Space Administration on cooperation in the creation of a joint data center for the exploration of the moon and deep space.
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