April 2025
Racing to the Moon
... the greater 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...
December 2021
All for one and one for all – recommendations for a sustainable future in lunar exploration
... must be done with complete transparency. China and Russia’s International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) is to be situated in the lunar south pole region. It will be developed concurrently but separately from Artemis. The programme’s objectives...
September 2023
India signs up to the Artemis Accords
... Administration (CNSA) announced the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), a planned lunar base designed for conducting scientific research. It will include all support facilities on the lunar surface and in lunar orbit and transport between...