Overview
- An official communique says both countries will support projects to build an International Scientific Lunar Station and coordinate planned Moon missions.
- The document underscores executing the Roscosmos–CNSA memorandum to create a power plant for the future station.
- Roscosmos chief Dmitriy Bakanov said the partners are proceeding within the implementation agreement signed during Xi Jinping’s May visit to Moscow.
- Bakanov added that Russia and China are jointly carrying out projects to develop the station’s electrical power systems.
- Roscosmos has outlined plans for the station to enable fundamental research and technology tests for long-duration unmanned operation with a potential human presence, while no technical timelines have been disclosed.