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Russia, China to sign agreement on international lunar research station – SpaceNews

Russia opts for lunar project with China over continued cooperation with ISS partners beyond LEO HELSINKI — Russia is preparing to sign a memorandum of understanding with China to cooperate on a vision for an international lunar research station. “Roscosmos has completed domestic proceedings to harmonize the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the […]

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Lunar base: How NASA’s moon water discovery could support human habitats

On Monday, agency researchers announced they had detected abundant water on the Moon’s surface, trapped in small icy pockets throughout the lunar soil. The signals were detected by NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, also known as SOFIA. Taken together, the water is equivalent to a 12-ounce bottle per cubic meter of lunar soil, they estimate… More […]

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