European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration could come to an end despite successful collaboration in the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission.

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Serbia has signed an agreement on participating in the China-led International Lunar Research Station.

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Nicaragua has joined the ILRS moon base program as China continues its push to attract partners for the project.

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China is on target to reach its goal of putting its astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade, according to the country’s human spaceflight agency.

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Thailand has signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on the China-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS).

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China continues to add new members to its International Lunar Research Station initiative, but many of these are subnational, suggesting issues attracting partners.

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China’s Queqiao-2 communications relay satellite entered lunar orbit March 24, paving the way for a lunar far side sample return mission.

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As the Artemis Accords and China's ILRS Initiative grow in signatories, more and more countries may be forced to pick a side.

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Egypt and China signed a series of space agreements Wednesday including cooperation on the China-led International Lunar Research Station.

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NASA-funded researchers have been granted permission to apply for access to China's Chang'e-5 lunar samples in an exception to a prohibition on bilateral activities.

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China has added a United Arab Emirates’ university to its list of partners for the country’s moon base ambitions.

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Belarus joined China's International Lunar Research Station program Monday, following a video conference with the China National Space Administration.

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Pakistan officially joined China’s International Lunar Research Station, the China National Space Administration announced Friday.

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Azerbaijan signed up to China’s International Lunar Research Station project Tuesday, on the sidelines of a major international space conference.

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China’s space authorities want to build an expansive, three-stage communication, navigation and remote sensing network to facilitate deep space operations.

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China has laid out details of its planned Chang'e-8 mission to test in-situ resource utilization on the moon, while also opening the project to international cooperation.

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South Africa has formally joined the China-led ILRS project to establish a permanent moon base.

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Venezuela has formally joined the China-led International Lunar Research Station project.

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China is formalizing its plans to land a pair of astronauts on the surface of the moon before the end of the decade.

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China says a number of countries have committed to join its International Lunar Research Station moon base initiative.

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China’s human spaceflight agency has stated its goal to land astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade.

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China National Space Administration will soon set up an organization to oversee and coordinate the China-led International Lunar Research Station.

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China has invited Venezuela to join its lunar research station project as the country works to gain partners for the endeavor.

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A top Chinese space official has called for the country to speed up its plans to develop lunar infrastructure or miss out on a never-to-be-repeated opportunity.

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