July 2021
Collaboration and competition in lunar exploration
... missions. Numerous 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...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
... of Apollo days. Meanwhile, a full-size model of the Yutu-2 lunar rover heralded “Open and Peaceful Utilization” and the promise of the International Lunar Research Station. Other space agencies in attendance included those of India, Japan, Saudi...
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...
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...
