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3D render showing a planned moon base, energy, communications and transportation infrastructure on the sunlit lunar surface, including orbiting satellites and a distant Earth in the background.
Posted inPolicy & Politics

Kazakhstan joins China’s ILRS moon base program

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

by Andrew Jones July 5, 2024July 5, 2024
A mosaic of Shackleton Crater near the luanr south pole, showing the depths of the crater. The illuminated rim area will be targeted by China's Chang'e-7 mission.
Posted inCivil

China’s Chang’e-7 moon mission to target Shackleton crater

by Andrew Jones January 30, 2024January 30, 2024
The moon and distant Earth seen from Earth-moon Lagrange point 2 by the Queqiao Chinese lunar relay satellite.
Posted inCivil

China to launch Queqiao-2 moon relay satellite in early 2024

by Andrew Jones October 17, 2023October 17, 2023
Stitched images from the Yutu-2 rover showing the distant Chang'e-4 lander.
Posted inPolicy & Politics

China loses UAE as partner for Chang’e-7 lunar south pole mission

by Andrew Jones March 24, 2023April 11, 2023
The moon and distant Earth seen from Earth-moon Lagrange point 2 by the Queqiao Chinese lunar relay satellite.
Posted inNews

China to launch relay satellite next year to support moon landing missions

by Andrew Jones January 18, 2023January 31, 2023
A render depicting phase 3 of the China-Russia ILRS roadmap.
Posted inNews

China outlines pathway for lunar and deep space exploration

by Andrew Jones November 28, 2022January 30, 2023
Posted inCivil, News

UAE rover to fly on China’s Chang’e-7 lunar south pole mission

by Andrew Jones September 19, 2022February 22, 2023
Artemis landing site
Posted inCivil, News, Policy & Politics

NASA and China are eyeing the same landing sites near the lunar south pole

by Andrew Jones August 31, 2022February 22, 2023
Posted inNews

China targets permanently shadowed regions at lunar south pole

by Andrew Jones May 27, 2022March 11, 2023
The moon and distant Earth seen from Earth-moon Lagrange point 2 by the Queqiao Chinese lunar relay satellite.
Posted inCivil, News

China to build a lunar communications and navigation constellation

by Andrew Jones April 27, 2022February 22, 2023

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