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 |  Subject: Russia, China Join Together In Space Exploration Effort, To Send Manned Missions To The Moon  Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:45 am | |
| Russia, China Join Together In Space Exploration Effort, To Send Manned Missions To The MoonSeptember 3, 2017 by SkyWatch Editor  China and Russia are set to sign a milestone agreement in October on joint space exploration from 2018 to 2022, sending manned missions to the Moon for the first time. The bilateral agreement will cover five areas including lunar and deep space exploration, developing special materials, collaboration in the area of satellite systems, Earth remote sensing, and space debris research. This is the first bilateral agreement to cover a partnership spanning five years. It is to be signed against the background of space exploration race the US is trying to win, so the two partners decided to join the efforts. In February, the Trump administration asked NASA to look into the possibility of manning a heavy-lift rocket mission, expected to be launched in 2018, setting the stage for a human return to the Moon.(READ MORE) |
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