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China and Russia want a nuclear reactor on the moon – and that changes everything

China’s plan for a permanent moon base is no longer just science fiction. The country wants robots to build the first lunar ...
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China spots something eerily 'unnatural' on far side of the moon

Tiny tubes just one atom thick, long thought to be the product of high‑tech laboratories, have turned up in a scoop of dirt from the far side of the Moon. The discovery, made in lunar soil returned by ...
The National Interest

China and Russia Want to Build a Robotic Moon Base Together

Russian and Chinese engineers aim to use robotic systems to autonomously deliver, install, and operate a nuclear reactor that will be used to power the ILRS lunar facility. As all eyes were fixated on ...
The Diplomat

China’s Steady Ascent to the Moon: How Beijing Is Rewriting Lunar Geopolitics

When the Chang’e 6 return capsule touched down in the dusty plains of Inner Mongolia in June 2024, it carried something no nation had ever retrieved: the first samples from the far side of the Moon.
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China completes second hot-fire test for new moon rocket, including engine restarts

HELSINKI — China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s plans to land astronauts on the moon. A shortened Long March 10 rocket first stage test article fixed ...