10 March 2021
Russia and China agree to build joint international lunar base
...conducted at the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) would also include exploration and utilisation, lunar...were mentioned, both the CNSA and Roscosmos iterated that the ILRS would be "open to all interested countries and international partners...
May 2022
China’s international collaboration in space: an evolving approach from the Middle Kingdom
...their satellites and the nation needed to pivot. Artistic representation of China’s proposed International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). New millennium, new business models It has ultimately proven cumbersome for China to sell US$300 million turnkey...
30 September 2021
China, Russia to present lunar station declaration at IAC in Dubai
... will "outline common approaches to implementing the ILRS, such as patterns for participation by all partners... global conference on space exploration GLEX-2021 in June presented an ILRS road map. According to the proposed concept, the lunar station ...
April 2025
Racing to the Moon
... simplicity and lower cost of its approach. Artistic representation of China’s proposed International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), a planned lunar base currently being led by Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Senegal...
25 June 2021
China announces plans to build a base on Mars starting in 2033
... to build a lunar settlement with Russia. Further details including schematics of the joint International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) were also unveiled at GLEX 2021 with officials stating that the base will be developed concurrently but...
July 2021
Collaboration and competition in lunar exploration
... initiatives - such as the NASA-led Artemis programme and the Russian-Chinese International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) project - have started to materialise. Under these programmes, space agencies seek to develop transportation and infrastructure...
